أَبشِرْ خَليلَ العُلى لا زِلتَ ذا شَرَفٍ
فَالسّعدُ وافاكَ أَسناهُ وَأَسعدهُ
Rejoice, O intimate friend of the Most High! You remain ever noble.
Good fortune has attended you, making you joyous and blissful.
أَبشِر بِمَولدِ مَولودٍ حبيتَ بهِ
في ذَروَةِ السّعدِ وَالإِسعادِ مَولدهُ
Rejoice at the birth of a newborn you have come to love,
Born at the peak of fortune and felicity.
المَجدُ مُرضِعهُ وَالعزُّ حاضنهُ
وَالسّعدُ خادِمهُ وَاليمنُ يَعضدهُ
Glory is his wet nurse, honor his guardian,
Good fortune his servant, auspiciousness his supporter.
تَعلو مَراتِبهُ أَوج العُلى شَرفاً
فَوقَ السّماكِ وَيَسمو الدَّهرَ سُؤددهُ
His status ascends to the highest zenith in nobility,
Above the heavens, and he surpasses the ages in glory.
أَتاكَ قُرّة عَينٍ قَد سررتَ بِها
وَالبشرُ زَيّن منكَ الطّرفَ أثمدهُ
He has come to you as the delight of an eye, gladdening you,
And mankind sees beauty in you since his advent.
ويا له نِعمة في الدَّهرِ قَد عَظمَت
وَمَنَّ فيها عَلَيك اللَّه موجدهُ
What an immense blessing he is in this life!
God has bestowed him upon you as a gift.
شُكراً لِمَن فيهِ قَد أَولى وَجادَ بِهِ
وَالحَمدُ للَّه مَولانا وَنحمدهُ
Thanks to Him who has been so benevolent and generous with him.
And praise be to God, our Master, whom we praise,
يَحيا سَعيداً يَعيشُ الدّهرَ في نِعمٍ
وَعَيشهُ الدّهرَ أَهنى العيشِ أَرغدُهُ
May he live happily and prosperously for lifetimes,
With a life of ease and tranquility, then wellness,
بِراحَةٍ وَصَفاءٍ ثمَّ عافيةٍ
بِطولِ عُمرٍ وَلا يَفنى تجدّدهُ
Long life without end or decay.
He occupies the abode of nobility and pride, with honor,
يَحلّ بيتَ العُلى وَالفخرِ مِن شَرفٍ
وَالعزّ يَبنيهِ وَالعليا تشيّدهُ
And might builds it, and the exalted establish it.
You see him as a grandfather, and the grandfather of his ancestor,
تَراه جدّاً وَجدّ الجدّ مُمتطياً
طِرف المَعالي وَأَنّ السّعد مقودهُ
Riding the edge of greatness, for fortune guides him.
So congratulate yourself, O cheek of glory, rejoice!
فَاِهنَأ بِهِ يا خَدين المَجدِ ذا فرحٍ
هَنّاكَ فيهِ إِلهُ العَرشِ سيِّدهُ
For the God of the Throne is his Master.
This, O valiant one, is cause to celebrate! Announce it!
فَذاكَ يا شَهم أَبشِر أرخوه بِهِ
بَدر بَدا في ثُريّا اليمنِ مَولدهُ
A full moon has risen in Thurayya, the land of auspiciousness, the place of his birth.
