هُنِّيتَهُmay you be blessed with him فيin سَعَةِample span العُمْرِlife
هُنِّيتَهُ في سَعَةِ العُمْرِ
أَغَرَّradiant مَعْزُوّاًtraced in lineage إِلىto الغُرِّthe radiant ones
أَغَرَّ مَعْزُوّاً إِلى الغُرِّ
May you be blessed with him throughout a long life,
radiant, his lineage traced to the radiant;
هلالَa crescent مَجْدٍglory عنafter قليلٍa little while يُرَىwill be seen
هلالَ مَجْدٍ عن قليلٍ يُرَى
فيin أُفْقِهِhis horizon كالقَمَرِlike the moon البدرِthe full moon
في أُفْقِهِ كالقَمَرِ البدرِ
a crescent of glory, soon to be seen
on his horizon like the full moon.
منتظراًawaited فيهin him الذيwhat لمnot يَزَلْceased
منتظراً فيه الذي لم يَزَلْ
منتظِراًawaiting فيكَin you منof الفَخْرِglory
منتظِراً فيكَ من الفَخْرِ
Hoped for in him is what has always
waited within you of glory;
وبالغاًand attaining فيin صِغَرِyouthfulness السنِّage ماwhat
وبالغاً في صِغَرِ السنِّ ما
بُلِّغْتَهُyou were brought to it فيin كبَرِgreatness القدرrank
بُلِّغْتَهُ في كبَرِ القدر
and attaining, while young in years, what
you were brought to in greatness of rank.
أُعطيتَyou were given إِذwhen أُعطِيتَهُyou were given him نعمةًa blessing
أُعطيتَ إِذ أُعطِيتَهُ نعمةً
تَضيقُis too narrow عنهاfor it سَعَةُthe breadth الشكرof gratitude
تَضيقُ عنها سَعَةُ الشكر
When you were given him, you were given a blessing
for which the breadth of gratitude is too narrow.
مُقَابَلٌnobly born on both sides بينbetween السَّدَىbounty والندىand generosity
مُقَابَلٌ بين السَّدَى والندى
مُرَشَّحٌdestined للجاهِfor prestige والذكرand renown
مُرَشَّحٌ للجاهِ والذكر
Nobly born between bounty and generosity,
destined for prestige and renown;
فيin موضعِthe place النورِof light منَwithin العينِthe eye أَوor
في موضعِ النورِ منَ العينِ أَو
فيin موضعِthe place القلبِof the heart منwithin الصدرthe breast
في موضعِ القلبِ من الصدر
in the place of light within the eye, or
in the place of the heart within the breast.
شريكُa sharer إِسماعيلكُمْyour Ismail فيin اسمِهِhis name
شريكُ إِسماعيلكُمْ في اسمِهِ
والنَّجْرُand stock مُشْتَقٌّderived منfrom النَّجْرِstock
والنَّجْرُ مُشْتَقٌّ من النَّجْرِ
Sharing your Ismail's name,
and stock is sprung from stock.
فالبسْso don أَباO father of عبدِservant of الإلهGod العليhigh honor
فالبسْ أَبا عبدِ الإله العلي
مُؤَيَّداًupheld بالعزِّby might والنصرِand victory
مُؤَيَّداً بالعزِّ والنصرِ
So don high honor, O Abu Abd al-Ilah,
upheld by might and victory;
واستقبلِand turn toward اللهَGod بهwith him آمناًsecure
واستقبلِ اللهَ به آمناً
فيكَconcerning you وفيهand concerning him نُوَبَthe vicissitudes of الدهرtime
فيكَ وفيه نُوَبَ الدهر
and turn toward God with him, secure
for yourself and him against time's vicissitudes.
Sol 6.1