ولادَةٌ في بَني عجلٍ تُزان بها

ولادَةٌ في بَني عجلٍ تُزان بها

كَما تُزان عتاقُ الخَيْلِ بالغُرَر

كَما تُزان عتاقُ الخَيْلِ بالغُرَر

A birth among Banu ‘Ijl adorns them,

A birth in Bani 'Ajl is adorned with

As noble horses are adorned with white forehead blazes.

As the necks of horses are adorned with pearls

بَدَتْ لَها الشَّمْسُ بنت الفَجْر طالعةً

بَدَتْ لَها الشَّمْسُ بنت الفَجْر طالعةً

ثم الهلال ابن بدر لاح في الأَثر

ثم الهلال ابن بدر لاح في الأَثر

At this birth the sun, daughter of dawn, appeared rising;

The morning sun appeared rising for her

Then the crescent, son of a full moon, shone in her wake.

Then the crescent moon, the son of the full moon, shone in its wake

فلا يزال ابن سَعدٍ ساحباً بهما

فلا يزال ابن سَعدٍ ساحباً بهما

ذيلَ السَّعادَة بينَ الشَّمْس وَالقَمَرِ

ذيلَ السَّعادَة بينَ الشَّمْس وَالقَمَرِ

So may Ibn Sa‘d never cease to trail, through them both,

So the son of Sa'd shall always follow them

The hem of happiness between the sun and the moon.

With the tail of good fortune between the sun and the moon

وَالمَرءُ يَزْدانُ بالأَولادِ مَحتِدهُ

وَالمَرءُ يَزْدانُ بالأَولادِ مَحتِدهُ

فالرَّوْضُ بالزَّهْرِ والأَشجارُ بالثَّمرِ

فالرَّوْضُ بالزَّهْرِ والأَشجارُ بالثَّمرِ

And a man's lineage is adorned by his children;

And man is adorned with beloved children

For the garden is adorned with blossoms, and trees with fruit.

As the meadow is adorned with flowers and the trees with fruit

كَفَى رَبيعَةَ فَخْراً أَنْ يُهَنّئها

كَفَى رَبيعَةَ فَخْراً أَنْ يُهَنّئها

بها بَنو خلفاءِ الله مِن مُضَرِ

بها بَنو خلفاءِ الله مِن مُضَرِ

It is glory enough for Rabi‘ah to be congratulated

It is enough pride for Rabee'ah

On this birth by the sons of God's caliphs from Mudar.

To be congratulated by her, the clan of Allah's Caliphs from Mudar