ياO حَظَّgood fortune مِصرَEgypt فَقَدfor indeed جادَwas generous الزَمانُtime لَهاto her
يا حَظَّ مِصرَ فَقَد جادَ الزَمانُ لَها
بِماwith what تَمَنَّتshe wished for وَكَمand how often أَبدَتshe revealed لَهُto it وَلَهاyearning
بِما تَمَنَّت وَكَم أَبدَت لَهُ وَلَها
O Egypt's good fortune! Time has indeed been generous to her
with what she wished for—how often she revealed her yearning to it!
رامَتshe sought لِعَبّاسِهاfor her Abbas مَولايَmy lord يُمَتِّعُهُhe grants him enjoyment
رامَت لِعَبّاسِها مَولايَ يُمَتِّعُهُ
بِكُلِّwith every أَمنِيَّةٍwish فيin الدَهرِtime أَمَلُهاher hope
بِكُلِّ أَمنِيَّةٍ في الدَهرِ أَمَلُها
She sought for her Abbas, my lord, one to grant him joy
in every wish throughout time—her hope:
وَلِيُّheir عَهدٍsuccession إِلىto المُلكِthe throne المَصونِsafeguarded بِهِthrough him
وَلِيُّ عَهدٍ إِلى المُلكِ المَصونِ بِهِ
تَشتَدُّshe grows stronger أَزراًin strength وَتَستَبقيand she preserves الوَلاءَallegiance لَهاto her
تَشتَدُّ أَزراً وَتَستَبقي الوَلاءَ لَها
an heir to the guarded throne; through him
she grows in strength and preserves the loyalty pledged to her.
وَالشُكرُand thanks لِلمُنَعَّمِto the blessed one الوَهّابِthe Bestower جَلَّglorious is he عَلاhe is exalted
وَالشُكرُ لِلمُنَعَّمِ الوَهّابِ جَلَّ عَلا
هانورُهُbehold his light قَدindeed جَلاhas brightened ثَغراًa port وَمُنتَزِهاand a pleasure garden
هانورُهُ قَد جَلا ثَغراً وَمُنتَزِها
And thanks to the blessed Bestower—glorious and exalted!
Behold his light: it has brightened a port and a pleasure garden.
هِلالُa crescent خَيرٍof goodness وَرُشدٍand right guidance عِندَat مَولِدِهِhis birth
هِلالُ خَيرٍ وَرُشدٍ عِندَ مَولِدِهِ
قَدindeed كَبِرَgrew great الكَونُthe universe إِجلالاًin reverence وَراقَand grew fair بِهاthrough her
قَد كَبِرَ الكَونُ إِجلالاً وَراقَ بِها
A crescent of goodness and right guidance—at his birth,
the universe swelled with reverence and grew fair through her.
وَاليُمنُand good fortune بادِرِhasten! بِالبُشرىwith glad tidings يُؤَرِّخُهُrecords his date
وَاليُمنُ بادِرِ بِالبُشرى يُؤَرِّخُهُ
هِلالَthe crescent ذيof the holder of العَهدِthe succession فيin بُرجِthe constellation الكَمالِof perfection زَهاshone
هِلالَ ذي العَهدِ في بُرجِ الكَمالِ زَها
And good fortune—hasten with glad tidings!—records his birth date:
“The heir's crescent shone in perfection's constellation.”
وَسَوفَand will يَنظُرُhe behold بَدراًa full moon وَالعَزيزُand the sovereign بِهِthrough him
وَسَوفَ يَنظُرُ بَدراً وَالعَزيزُ بِهِ
لاmay ... not زالَhe cease يَزدادُhe increases نُعمىin blessings لاno اِنتِهاءَend لَهاto them
لا زالَ يَزدادُ نُعمى لا اِنتِهاءَ لَها
And he shall behold a full moon; may the sovereign, through him,
ever increase in blessings without end.
Sol 6.1