ختانٌ بالمسرّة دام عزّه

ختانٌ بالمسرّة دام عزّه

وراح لكلّ حلم يستفزّه

وراح لكلّ حلم يستفزّه

A circumcision amid rejoicing—may its glory endure—

A circumcision in joy remains his might

And it set every composed mind astir,

And he went to provoke every dream

بأنجال المليك عليّ باي

بأنجال المليك عليّ باي

على ثوب الممالك زان طرزه

على ثوب الممالك زان طرزه

For the sons of the sovereign Ali Bey;

With the nails of King Ali Bey

Its embroidery adorned the robe of kingdoms.

On the dress of kingdoms decorated his embroidery

مليكٌ لم يرمُ ملكٌ يُحاكي

مليكٌ لم يرمُ ملكٌ يُحاكي

أقلّ علاه إلا بان عجزُه

أقلّ علاه إلا بان عجزُه

A sovereign whom no king has sought to emulate

A king who did not throw a resembling kingdom

In even his least eminence without revealing his own incapacity.

At least it showed his incapacity

فكنزُ النّاس من ذهب لذُخر

فكنزُ النّاس من ذهب لذُخر

ومن خير الدُّعا والمدح كنزُه

ومن خير الدُّعا والمدح كنزُه

For people's treasure is gold kept in reserve,

So people's treasure of gold to hoard

While his treasure is the finest supplication and praise.

And the best supplication and praise his treasure

ففي الأخرى الدُّعاءُ يقيه نارا

ففي الأخرى الدُّعاءُ يقيه نارا

وفي الدُّنيا من الافات حرزُهُ

وفي الدُّنيا من الافات حرزُهُ

For in the hereafter, prayer protects him from fire,

So in the end supplication protects him from fire

And in this world it is his safeguard against afflictions.

And in the present from afflictions his amulet

فيا لله من ختن كريم

فيا لله من ختن كريم

أزال حزازة الأحشاء حزُّهُ

أزال حزازة الأحشاء حزُّهُ

So, O God, what a noble circumcision!

What a noble circumcision

Its incision dispelled the bitterness of the inward parts.

That removed the thorns from the intestines thorn

تتبّع سُنّة المختار فيه

تتبّع سُنّة المختار فيه

ولم يعدل إلى ما شاع نبزُه

ولم يعدل إلى ما شاع نبزُه

He followed the Chosen One's tradition in it,

Following the tradition of the Chosen One in it

And did not turn toward what was widely reviled.

And he did not turn to what spread his criticism

وأتبعهُ بختن بني البرايا

وأتبعهُ بختن بني البرايا

وأطلق من ببطن السّجن حجزُه

وأطلق من ببطن السّجن حجزُه

And followed it with the circumcision of the people's sons,

And followed it the circumcision of the sons of the lands

And freed those confined in the prison's belly.

And released from the belly of prison his detention

لقد عظم السُّرور بنا فكلٌّ

لقد عظم السُّرور بنا فكلٌّ

كغصن والسُّرُورُ هوا يهزُّه

كغصن والسُّرُورُ هوا يهزُّه

Indeed, our joy grew great, and each of us

Indeed, joy has increased in us so each

Is like a branch, with joy the breeze that sways it.

Like a branch, and joy is what shakes it

ودام ختانُكم بالعزّ يأتي

ودام ختانُكم بالعزّ يأتي

بتاريخ ختانٌ دام عزُّه

بتاريخ ختانٌ دام عزُّه

And may your circumcision ever come with glory,

And may your circumcision remain with might comes

With the chronogram: 'A circumcision—may its glory endure.'

With the date a circumcision of lasting might