أياO أحمدAhmad ابنson of مليكsovereign of الزمانthe age
أيا أحمد ابن مليك الزمان
قدمتyou arrived عليناamong us قدوماًan arrival سعيداauspicious
قدمت علينا قدوماً سعيدا
O Ahmad, son of the sovereign of the age,
O Ahmad, son of the king of the age
You have made an auspicious arrival among us.
You have come to us, an auspicious arrival
وياand O محييreviver of الدينthe faith ألبستناyou clothed us
ويا محيي الدين ألبستنا
منof البشرjoy مذsince جئتyou came برداًa mantle جديداnew
من البشر مذ جئت برداً جديدا
And O Reviver of the Faith, you have clothed us
And O reviver of the faith, you have clothed us
In a new mantle of joy since you came.
Since your coming with new coldness
ولدتyou were born بطالعunder an ascendant يمنgood fortune بهthrough it
ولدت بطالع يمن به
نرىwe see النحسill fortune عنكaway from you طريداًbanished شريداwandering homeless
نرى النحس عنك طريداً شريدا
You were born under a sign of good fortune, through which
You were born under an auspicious star that
We see ill fortune driven from you, a homeless wanderer.
We see misfortune banished away from you, miserable and expelled
بكthrough you الملكkingship والمجدand glory مستبشرrejoicing
بك الملك والمجد مستبشر
بكthrough you الدينthe faith والعلمand learning يرجوhopes for المزيداmore
بك الدين والعلم يرجو المزيدا
Through you, kingship and glory rejoice;
Through you, the kingdom and glory are elated
Through you, faith and learning hope for more.
Through you, the faith and knowledge hope for more
ليهنmay it gladden أباكyour father المليكthe sovereign الذيwho
ليهن أباك المليك الذي
جرىran فيin المكارمnoble deeds شوطاًa course بعيداlong
جرى في المكارم شوطاً بعيدا
May your father rejoice—the sovereign who
May your father the king, who
Has run a long course in noble deeds,
Has come a long way in noble deeds, be congratulated
شأيoutstripped others فيin العلاeminence همّةresolve وندىand generosity
شأي في العلا همّة وندى
ومجداًand glory وعدلاًand justice ورأياًand judgment سديداsound
ومجداً وعدلاً ورأياً سديدا
Surpassing others in eminence, resolve, and generosity,
Lofty ambition, bounty, glory, justice and sound opinion
And in glory, justice, and sound judgment.
are your traits
فبوركتماso may you both be blessed ثمthen عمرتماmay you both live long
فبوركتما ثم عمرتما
معwith العزhonor والنصرand victory عمراًa life مديداlong
مع العز والنصر عمراً مديدا
So may you both be blessed; then may you both live
So you have been blessed and then lived
A long life in honor and victory.
Along with might and triumph, a long life
وعينand the eye of العنايةprovidence ترعاكماwatches over you both
وعين العناية ترعاكما
وتصميand strikes dead عدوّكماthe enemy of you both والحسوداand the envious one
وتصمي عدوّكما والحسودا
And may the eye of providence watch over you both,
And providence watches over you
And slay your enemy and the envious one.
And thwarts your enemies and the envious
وروحand the spirit of محمدMuhammad المصطفىthe Chosen One
وروح محمد المصطفى
تظلكماshades you both والداًa father ووليداand a newborn
تظلكما والداً ووليدا
And may the spirit of Muhammad, the Chosen One,
And the soul of Muhammad the Chosen One
Shade you both, father and newborn.
Shadows you both, as a devoted father and friend
ودونكand here you are للشبلfor the cub ياO ايهاyou الthe
ودونك للشبل يا ايها ال
غضنفرlion تاريخهhis chronogram والوجوداand coming into being
غضنفر تاريخه والوجودا
And take, for the cub, O you—
And O Ghadanfar, record for this cub
Lion—the chronogram of his coming into being,
His history and existence
ببيتin a verse منof الشعرpoetry ذيpossessing حكمةwisdom
ببيت من الشعر ذي حكمة
يخرfall down لهbefore it المفلقونmaster poets سجوداin prostration
يخر له المفلقون سجودا
In a verse of poetry endowed with wisdom,
With a verse of insightful poetry
Before which master poets fall prostrate:
To which scholars bow down in prostration
سيبقىhe will remain مليكاًa king مهيباًawe-inspiring رهيباًfearsome
سيبقى مليكاً مهيباً رهيباً
سعيداًfortunate رشيداrightly guided مجداًdiligent مجيداglorious
سعيداً رشيدا مجداً مجيدا
He shall remain a king, awe-inspiring and fearsome,
He will remain a formidable, awe-inspiring king
Fortunate, rightly guided, diligent, and glorious.
Fortunate, righteous, glorious and magnificent
Sol 6.1