يَهْنِيكَmay it gladden you مَقْدَمُthe arrival of عَبْدِservant of الْوَاحِدِthe One ابْنِكَyour son عَنْafter
يَهْنِيكَ مَقْدَمُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ ابْنِكَ عَنْ
مَطْلٍdelay بِوَعْدٍin fulfilling a promise مِنَfrom الأَيَّامِthe days مَرْقُوبِawaited
مَطْلٍ بِوَعْدٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ مَرْقُوبِ
May the arrival of your son Abd al-Wahid gladden you, after
Your son Abd al-Wahid's arrival gladdens you after
the days’ delay in fulfilling a long-awaited promise.
a long wait for a promise from the days in store,
كَيُوسُفٍlike Joseph كَانَwas فِعْلُthe dealing of الزَّمَانِtime بِهِwith him
كَيُوسُفٍ كَانَ فِعْلُ الزَّمَانِ بِهِ
وَكُنْتَand you were فِيin الْبّثِّanguish وَالشَّكْوَىand lamentation كَيَعْقُوبِlike Jacob
وَكُنْتَ فِي الْبّثِّ وَالشَّكْوَى كَيَعْقُوبِ
Time dealt with him as it did with Joseph,
Like Joseph, who was treated by time
and you were like Jacob in anguish and lament.
while you, like Jacob, complained of separation.
Sol 6.1