وَلَدٌ قد أشرَقَ الكونُ به

مِنْ عُلى سلطاننا عبد الحميد

A child has illuminated the universe for us

From our Sultan Abdulhamid

بُشِّرَ الإِسلام في مولده

فأسرَّ الناس من هذا السعيد

Islam was gladdened by his birth

And people rejoiced at this blessing

فزهت بغداد حتَّى إنَّها

قابلت أيَّام هارون الرشيد

Baghdad became radiant, as if

It had returned to Harun al-Rashid's days

وغدت تشرق من أنواره

مثلما قد أشرق البدر بعيد

And it began to gleam with his lights

As the full moon gleams from afar

زادنا بشراً فزدنا طرباً

ما عليه قبل هذا من مزيد

He brought us good news, so our joy increased

Beyond what we had before

قد حبانا الله في مولده

كلّ ما نهواه من عزٍّ مديد

God has granted us through his birth

All the lasting glory we desired

فترانا دائماً في فرج

كلّ يوم نحنُ في عيدٍ جديد

So we remain continually in celebration

Each day for us is a new feast

وإذا الكون أضا أرَّخته

فضياء الكون من عبد الحميد

And if the universe were to date itself

It would date itself from Abdulhamid