أَلا يا حبذا يَومٌ تجلَّت

أَلا يا حبذا يَومٌ تجلَّت

بِهِ الافراح ضافيةَ البرودِ

بِهِ الافراح ضافيةَ البرودِ

Ah, what a welcome day, when joys appeared

Ah, how lovely a day when there shone forth

upon it, arrayed in sweeping robes.

joys upon it, clad in ample mantles!

أُدريرت فيهِ كاسات التَهاني

أُدريرت فيهِ كاسات التَهاني

فاصبح بالمسرَّة يومَ عيدِ

فاصبح بالمسرَّة يومَ عيدِ

In it the cups of congratulation were passed around,

The cups of congratulation were passed around that day,

and through gladness it became a festival day.

and so, in joy, it became a feast day.

بِهِ شمس التضحى قُرِنت بهآءً

بِهِ شمس التضحى قُرِنت بهآءً

ببدر التيمِّ في سعد السعودِ

ببدر التيمِّ في سعد السعودِ

On it, the morning sun was joined in splendor

On it, the forenoon sun was paired in splendor

to Taym’s full moon, under Saʿd al-Suʿūd—Fortune of Fortunes.

with the full moon, in Saʿd al-Suʿūd—the happiest of fortunes.

على الاسكندريَّة قد تجلى

على الاسكندريَّة قد تجلى

سنى الاسكندر الشهم السيعدِ

سنى الاسكندر الشهم السيعدِ

Over Alexandria there shone forth

Over Alexandria there has shone

the radiance of Alexander, noble and fortunate.

the radiance of gallant, fortunate Alexander.

سطورُ مؤَرِّخيهِ بدت بنظمٍ

سطورُ مؤَرِّخيهِ بدت بنظمٍ

زِفافُكَ يَومُ عيدٍ يا ابن عيدِ

زِفافُكَ يَومُ عيدٍ يا ابن عيدِ

Its dating lines appeared in verse:

His chroniclers’ lines appeared in verse:

“Your wedding is a feast day, O son of Eid.”

“Your wedding is a feast day, O son of Eid!”