لَقَد وُلدت لالياسٍ فَتاةٌ

لَقَد وُلدت لالياسٍ فَتاةٌ

فَكانَت مثل والدها نَجيبه

فَكانَت مثل والدها نَجيبه

Indeed, a girl was born to Elias,

A girl was born to a noble father

and she was gifted like her father.

And she was as virtuous as him

ارادَ لها الدعآءَ فَقُلتُ ارّخ

ارادَ لها الدعآءَ فَقُلتُ ارّخ

تَعيش بحفظ موجدها لبيبه

تَعيش بحفظ موجدها لبيبه

He sought a prayer for her, so I said: Record the date—

I wished her prayers, so I said: live long

May Labiba live under her Creator’s protection.

Under the protection of your wise father