ما لي أَرى غُصنَ الهَنا

ما لي أَرى غُصنَ الهَنا

فَرَحاً يَميلُ وَينثَني

فَرَحاً يَميلُ وَينثَني

Why do I see the bough of joy

Why do I see the bough of delight

swaying and bending in delight?

Swaying and bending in joy?

وَلِيسَيِّدِ الأَكفا دَنا

وَلِيسَيِّدِ الأَكفا دَنا

يُدني لَهُ الزَهرَ الجَني

يُدني لَهُ الزَهرَ الجَني

And it has drawn near the foremost of peers,

And the lord of hands drawing near

bringing him freshly gathered blossoms:

Proffering flowers of spring?

فَهمي سُلَيمانَ اِبنَنا

فَهمي سُلَيمانَ اِبنَنا

مَن لِلمَكارِمِ يَقتَني

مَن لِلمَكارِمِ يَقتَني

Fahmi Sulayman, our son,

It reminded me of our son Sulayman

who stores up noble virtues.

Who gathers virtues.

وَبَشيرُ حَظواهُ هُنا

وَبَشيرُ حَظواهُ هُنا

يَسعى إِلَيهِ وَلا يَني

يَسعى إِلَيهِ وَلا يَني

And the herald of his good fortune is here,

And the harbinger of good tidings here

hastening to him and never flagging.

Strives towards him, never tiring.

لَمّا عَلِمتُ بِهِ أَنا

لَمّا عَلِمتُ بِهِ أَنا

وَاللَهُ حَقّاً راقَني

وَاللَهُ حَقّاً راقَني

When I myself learned of it,

When I knew it was him, indeed

by God, it truly delighted me,

God, it pleased me.

وَالأُنسُ أَيضاً عَمَّنا

وَالأُنسُ أَيضاً عَمَّنا

حَتّى اِشتَفى القَلبُ الضَني

حَتّى اِشتَفى القَلبُ الضَني

and gladness, too, filled us,

And happiness also spread among us

until the ailing heart was healed.

Until the stingy heart was sated.

فَاللَهُ ضاعَفَ حَظَّنا

فَاللَهُ ضاعَفَ حَظَّنا

بِفَتى لِمَجدٍ يَبتَني

بِفَتى لِمَجدٍ يَبتَني

For God doubled our good fortune

So God doubled our fortune

with a boy who builds toward glory,

With a lad building glory.

وَدَعى عَلِيّاً مُعلِناً

وَدَعى عَلِيّاً مُعلِناً

أَنَّ التَوارُثَ ما فَنى

أَنَّ التَوارُثَ ما فَنى

and named him Ali, proclaiming

And called Ali proclaiming

that inheritance has not died out:

That inheritance does not vanish,

إِن كانَ عِزّاً أَو غِنى

إِن كانَ عِزّاً أَو غِنى

في جِدِّهِ فَبِهِ هَني

في جِدِّهِ فَبِهِ هَني

whether honor or wealth

Be it honour or wealth,

in his grandfather—may he enjoy it!

It is found in his ancestry.

وَلِذاكَ قُلتُ مُبيناً

وَلِذاكَ قُلتُ مُبيناً

زَمَناً بِهِ قَد سَرَّني

زَمَناً بِهِ قَد سَرَّني

And so I spoke, making known

That’s why I said, making clear,

a time that had gladdened me through him:

A time with him has delighted me,

بِوِدادِهِ يَحيى عَلى

بِوِدادِهِ يَحيى عَلى

لِجَدِّهِ الذِكرُ السَني

لِجَدِّهِ الذِكرُ السَني

Through his affection there lives on

With his affection Ahmad lives on

his grandfather's radiant memory.

For his splendid ancestors.

فَلِحَضرَةِ الصِهرِ المَني

فَلِحَضرَةِ الصِهرِ المَني

وَلِآلِهِ الحَظُّ الهَني

وَلِآلِهِ الحَظُّ الهَني

So, for His Honor, the wished-for son-in-law,

So for the honored in-law

and for his family, happy fortune.

And his family the pleasant fortune.

أَمّا الشَقيقُ عَزيزَنا

أَمّا الشَقيقُ عَزيزَنا

فَلِكُلِّ أُنسٍ يَجتَني

فَلِكُلِّ أُنسٍ يَجتَني

As for the brother, our dear one,

As for our dear brother

he gathers every delight.

For every intimacy he gathers,

وَاللَهُ يَحفَظُهُم لَنا

وَاللَهُ يَحفَظُهُم لَنا

وَيُعِزُّهُم وَيَسُرُّني

وَيُعِزُّهُم وَيَسُرُّني

May God preserve them for us,

And God protects them for us

and exalt them and gladden me.

Honouring them, and gladdening me.