طالَعُ السَّعدِ بِالمَيَامِنِ حَيا

وَاضِح البِشرِ مُستَنير المُحيَا

The auspicious star rose with good omens,

His face bright, his forehead radiant.

حِينَ قَالَتْ لَدَى الوِلادَة يَا بُشرَا

يَ هَذا غُلامٌ قلنَا رَضِيا

When at his birth it was said, "O give glad tidings -

it's a boy!" We said, "We are pleased."

فَجَرى الفَالُ بِابنِ يَعقُوبَ بَدءاً

وَتَنَاهَى بِابنِ النَّبِي زَكَرِيَّا

So fate began with the son of Jacob,

And ended with the son of Zechariah the prophet.

ذَاكَ مَحمُودٌ الرَّشِيد تَجَلَّى

إثرَ مَا قَالَ رَبّ هَبْ لِي وَليَّا

That is the praised Mahmoud the Righteous who appeared

After his Lord said, "Bestow on me a loyal minister."

يَا أبَاهُ مُحَمداً فُز بِنَجلِ

لَمْ تَكُنْ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِيهِ شَقيَّا

"O Father of Muhammad, rejoice in your son!

In him your prayer was not unanswered."

جَاءَ لِلمُلكِ كَالمُهَنِّي ذَوِيهِ

بَعْدَ مَا انتَبَذُوا مَكَاناً قَصِيا

He came to rule like the expert builder,

After they chose a faraway place.

صانَهُ اللهُ وَارِثاًلأبيهِ

وأبِيه مُوَفقاً لَوذَعِيَّا

God protected him as heir to his father,

And his father a helper to Uzayyah.

وَلَهُم قِيلَ عِندَمَا أرَّخُوهُ

وَوَهَبنَا لَكُمْ غُلاماً زكِيا

It was said of them when they dated it:

"We have bestowed on you a virtuous boy."