تهنّا أبيت اللعن بالمولودِ

تهنّا أبيت اللعن بالمولودِ

يا خير كلّ متوّجٍ مصمودِ

يا خير كلّ متوّجٍ مصمودِ

Rejoice in the newborn—may you be free of curses!

Rejoice, my abode, be rid of curses,

O best of all crowned lords to whom people turn!

O best of every crowned and supported one

تهنّا بمولوٍد شريفٍ جاء من

تهنّا بمولوٍد شريفٍ جاء من

هبة الإله الواحد المعبودِ

هبة الإله الواحد المعبودِ

Rejoice in a noble newborn who came from

Rejoice at a noble newborn who came from

the gift of the one God, the worshipped One.

The gift of the One God, the Worshipped

ولدٌ سعيدُ الحظِّ طالع نجمه

ولدٌ سعيدُ الحظِّ طالع نجمه

قد لاحَ في أفق السما بسعودِ

قد لاحَ في أفق السما بسعودِ

A child of happy fortune, whose rising star

A fortunate child, his star has risen

has shone on heaven's horizon with good omens.

It has appeared in the horizon of the sky with good fortune

صارت بِطلعتهِ الليالي كلّها

صارت بِطلعتهِ الليالي كلّها

ما بينَ جملة بيضها والسودِ

ما بينَ جملة بيضها والسودِ

At his appearance, all the nights have been transformed—

With his rising, all the nights

all of them, their white and their black alike.

Became, between their white and black parts

وتنسّمت أَيّامه والدهر قد

وتنسّمت أَيّامه والدهر قد

عذبت مشاربُ حوضه المورودِ

عذبت مشاربُ حوضه المورودِ

And his days have breathed fragrance; as for time,

And his days breathed, and time

the waters of its frequented pool have grown sweet.

Sweetened the drinking places of its flowing stream

وَالأرض أَشرقَ وجهها بالنور حت

وَالأرض أَشرقَ وجهها بالنور حت

تى ضاء في أمصارها والبيضِ

تى ضاء في أمصارها والبيضِ

And the earth's face shone with light, until

And the earth’s face shone with light until

it gleamed in its cities and its white expanses.

It illuminated its regions and deserts

وَكأَنّ غدوة يوم مولده لنا

وَكأَنّ غدوة يوم مولده لنا

وَحسن بهجته صبيحة عيدِ

وَحسن بهجته صبيحة عيدِ

To us, it is as though the dawn of the day of his birth

And it was as if the morning of the day of his birth for us

and the beauty of its joy were a festival morning.

And the beauty of its cheer was a feast day

حقّ لِمولدهِ يواصل بالضحى

حقّ لِمولدهِ يواصل بالضحى

أَطياره التغريد بالتغريدِ

أَطياره التغريد بالتغريدِ

It is fitting at his birth that, in the forenoon,

It is right that on his birthday, birds

his birds should join warbling to warbling.

Continue their chirping with chirping

وَالريحُ تجري سجسجاً في صبحها

وَالريحُ تجري سجسجاً في صبحها

وَعشيّها باللُطفِ والتمييدِ

وَعشيّها باللُطفِ والتمييدِ

And the wind blows mild in its morning

And the wind blows gently in its morning

and its evening, with gentleness and swaying.

And evening with subtlety and waving

وَالروضُ ينفح زهره كالمسكِ من

وَالروضُ ينفح زهره كالمسكِ من

دانٍ يفوحُ أَريجه وبعيدِ

دانٍ يفوحُ أَريجه وبعيدِ

And the garden's flowers breathe musk-like scent from

And the garden emanates its flowers like musk

near and far, its fragrance wafting.

From a vessel overflowing its scent from afar

وَالدوح مِن فرحٍ يهزّ غصونهُ

وَالدوح مِن فرحٍ يهزّ غصونهُ

وَيعانقُ الأملودَ بالأملودِ

وَيعانقُ الأملودَ بالأملودِ

And the great trees shake their branches for joy,

And the branches of the pomegranate tree shake with joy

and embrace, tender bough with tender bough.

And embrace the buds with buds

وَالأكمُ ينطقُ جهرةً بدعائها

وَالأكمُ ينطقُ جهرةً بدعائها

للّه بِالتهليل والتحميدِ

للّه بِالتهليل والتحميدِ

And the hillocks speak aloud in their supplication

And the camel-litter announces glorification loudly

to God, declaring His oneness and offering Him praise.

To God with pronouncing His greatness and praise

وَملائكُ الرحمنِ تنزلُ كلّها

وَملائكُ الرحمنِ تنزلُ كلّها

لِنزولِ مشهدِ مهده المشهودِ

لِنزولِ مشهدِ مهده المشهودِ

And all the angels of the Merciful descend

And the angels of the Merciful all descend

to alight at the witnessed gathering by his cradle.

To where his cradle is witnessed

وَالشهبُ مِن أَفلاكها من فرحةٍ

وَالشهبُ مِن أَفلاكها من فرحةٍ

تهوي وتلثمُ أرضه بسجودِ

تهوي وتلثمُ أرضه بسجودِ

And the shooting stars, from their spheres, out of joy,

And the stars in their orbits out of joy

swoop down and kiss his ground in prostration.

Plummet and kiss the ground in prostration

حَرس الإلهُ سماءَ بيت فخارهِ

حَرس الإلهُ سماءَ بيت فخارهِ

مِن كلّ مسترقِ الغيوبِ مريدِ

مِن كلّ مسترقِ الغيوبِ مريدِ

May God guard the heaven above his house of glory

God protected the sky over the home of his lowliness

from every rebel who eavesdrops on the unseen.

From every eavesdropper with evil intent

وَأَعاذهُ مِن كلّ كبدٍ كوّنت

وَأَعاذهُ مِن كلّ كبدٍ كوّنت

نفاته من كائدٍ لمكيدِ

نفاته من كائدٍ لمكيدِ

And may He shelter him from every liver that has formed

And protected him from every resentful liver

its outpourings [meaning uncertain], from a schemer against a victim.

Whose breath forms plots of scheming

وَأقرّ عينك مدّة الدنيا بهِ

وَأقرّ عينك مدّة الدنيا بهِ

وَحباكما بنهاية التمجيدِ

وَحباكما بنهاية التمجيدِ

And may He gladden your eye with him as long as the world endures,

And delight your eye for the duration of life with him

and grant you both the utmost honor.

And grant you both the utmost glory in the end

هذي فصولٌ مِن إِلهك أصبحت

هذي فصولٌ مِن إِلهك أصبحت

تسقى بعقدِ لوائها المعقودِ

تسقى بعقدِ لوائها المعقودِ

These are seasons from your God, which have come

These are seasons from your God that have come

to be watered by the tying of their bound banner.

To be watered by the sequence of their knotted rope

فَاِشكر إِلهك حقّ واجب شكره

فَاِشكر إِلهك حقّ واجب شكره

سبحانهُ مِن مبدئٍ ومعيدِ

سبحانهُ مِن مبدئٍ ومعيدِ

So thank your God with the gratitude rightly owed Him;

So thank your God as is rightly due His thanks

glory be to Him, the Originator and Restorer.

Glory be to Him, the Originator and the Returner

وَاِلبث عزيزاً يا فلاحُ ومفلحاً

وَاِلبث عزيزاً يا فلاحُ ومفلحاً

في عزّةٍ موصولةٍ بخلودِ

في عزّةٍ موصولةٍ بخلودِ

And remain honored, O Falah, and prosperous,

And remain mighty, O successful one, and causing success

in glory joined to eternity.

In a continuing mightiness connected with eternity