هُنِّئتَهُ هَنئتَهُ

هُنِّئتَهُ هَنئتَهُ

شَمسَ الضُحى بَدر الدُجى

شَمسَ الضُحى بَدر الدُجى

You have been congratulated on him—may you delight in him—

May you be congratulated on him — and may he be sweet to you:

May you be congratulated on him; may you delight in him—

the sun of bright morning, the full moon of deepest night.

sun of the morning light, full moon of the deepest dark.

the sun of the forenoon, the full moon of the dark night.

فَسَمِّهِ مُحَسِّناً

فَسَمِّهِ مُحَسِّناً

وَكنِّهِ أَبا الرَجا

وَكنِّهِ أَبا الرَجا

So name him Muḥassin,

So name him Muḥassin, the doer of good,

So name him Muhassin,

and give him the kunya Abū al-Rajāʾ—“Father of Hope.”

and give him the byname Abū al-Rajā — Father of Hope.

and give him the byname Abu al-Raja.