إِهنَأrejoice نَجيبَNajib بِنَجلٍin a son جادَwas good مَطلَعُهُhis rising
إِهنَأ نَجيبَ بِنَجلٍ جادَ مَطلَعُهُ
فيin طالِعِthe ascendant of السَعدِgood fortune مَقروناًconjoined بِبُرجٍwith a constellation عَلاكَrose above you
في طالِعِ السَعدِ مَقروناً بِبُرجٍ عَلاكَ
Rejoice, Najib, in a son whose rising was auspicious,
Good news, O Najib, of a boy whose rising
Under the ascendant of good fortune, conjoined with a constellation that rose above you.
Is aligned with auspicious stars on high
وافاكَcame to you تَقَدُّمَهُpreceding him البُشرىglad tidings عَلىamid أَمَلٍhope
وافاكَ تَقَدُّمَهُ البُشرى عَلى أَمَلٍ
فَاللَهُso God يَحفَظُهُprotects him حَتّىuntil يَتِمَّis fulfilled مُناكَyour wishes
فَاللَهُ يَحفَظُهُ حَتّى يَتِمَّ مُناكَ
He came to you, glad tidings preceding him, amid hope.
Glad tidings of his coming brought you hope
So may God protect him until your wishes are fulfilled.
May God protect him till he's fully grown
سَمَّيتُهُI named him بِإِسمِناwith our name عَبدَservant of اللَطيفِthe Gentle One فَكُنso be
سَمَّيتُهُ بِإِسمِنا عَبدَ اللَطيفِ فَكُن
بِهِwith him لَطيفاًgentle فَفيfor in ذِكرايَremembrance of me حُسنُbeauty of وَلاكَyour affection
بِهِ لَطيفاً فَفي ذِكرايَ حُسنُ وَلاكَ
I gave him our name, Abd al-Latif; so be
Abdul Latif I've named him, so treat him
Gentle with him, for in remembering me lies the beauty of your affection.
With tenderness, and in my name find joy
وَاللَهُand God يَمنَحُكَgrants you الحُسنىthe best وَيَمنَحُهُand grants him
وَاللَهُ يَمنَحُكَ الحُسنى وَيَمنَحُهُ
خَيرَthe best of الرَشادِright guidance بِجاهِthrough the honor of المُصَطفىthe Chosen One مَولاكَyour master
خَيرَ الرَشادِ بِجاهِ المُصَطفى مَولاكَ
And may God grant you the best, and grant him
May God grant you all good, and grant the boy
The best of guidance, through the honor of the Chosen One, your master.
Wise guidance, by the Chosen One's high grace
ماwhat قالَsaid داعيthe herald of الهَناjoy يُمناًfor good fortune يُؤَرِّخُهُrecords its date
ما قالَ داعي الهَنا يُمناً يُؤَرِّخُهُ
آنَستَyou gladdened بِالبِشرِwith good cheer ياO عَبدَservant of اللَطيفِthe Gentle One أَباكَyour father
آنَستَ بِالبِشرِ يا عَبدَ اللَطيفِ أَباكَ
What the herald of joy said, recording its date for good fortune:
When your prayer leader recorded the date
“You have gladdened your father with good cheer, O Abd al-Latif.”
You rejoiced at the news, Abdul Latif's father
Sol 6.1