بِحَمدكwith praise to You قَدindeed بَلّغتI have attained جلّmost of مَقاصِديmy aims
بِحَمدك قَد بَلّغت جلّ مَقاصِدي
وَنَلتand I attained الأَمانيthe wishes فيin طَريفيmy acquired wealth وَتالديand my inherited wealth
وَنَلت الأَماني في طَريفي وَتالدي
With praise to You, I have attained most of my aims,
And realized my wishes in my acquired and inherited wealth.
وَقَدريand my standing عَلىabove شَمسthe sun of الضُحىmidmorning زادَincreased رفعةin loftiness
وَقَدري عَلى شَمس الضُحى زادَ رفعة
بِمَولدwith the birth of نَجلa son باهرdazzling in الحُسنbeauty ماجدnoble
بِمَولد نَجل باهر الحُسن ماجد
And my standing has risen above the midmorning sun
With the birth of a noble son of dazzling beauty—
بِمَولدwith the birth of نجلa son نبَّأتنيinformed me بِيُمنِهof his good fortune
بِمَولد نجل نبَّأتني بِيُمنِه
طَوالعُrising stars سَعدٍgood fortune فيin زَمانٍa time مُساعدfavorable
طَوالعُ سَعدٍ في زَمانٍ مُساعد
With the birth of a son whose good fortune was foretold to me
By auspicious rising stars in a favorable time.
وسادسand the sixth شَهرmonth كانَwas فيهِin it ولادهhis birth
وسادس شَهر كانَ فيهِ ولاده
بِمَصرin Egypt تَحلىwas adorned بِالثَناwith praise وَالمَحامدand commendations
بِمَصر تَحلى بِالثَنا وَالمَحامد
And the sixth month, in which he was born
In Egypt, was adorned with praise and acclaim.
وَفيand in خامسthe fifth of الساعاتthe hours مِنof لَيلthe night of جُمعةFriday
وَفي خامس الساعات مِن لَيل جُمعة
أَتىhe came يَزدَريscoffing فيin نُورهhis radiance بِالفَراقدat the Faraqid stars
أَتى يَزدَري في نُوره بِالفَراقد
And in the fifth hour of the night of Friday,
He came, his radiance putting the Faraqid stars to shame.
وَفيand in نصفthe middle of هَذاthis الشَهرmonth جاءَhe came مُبَشِراًbearing glad tidings
وَفي نصف هَذا الشَهر جاءَ مُبَشِراً
بِعزof honor وَإِقبالand prosperity لأمّfor a mother وَوالدand a father
بِعز وَإِقبال لأمّ وَوالد
And in the middle of this month he came, bearing glad tidings
Of honor and prosperity for mother and father.
هُنالِكَthen مجديMajdi قالَsaid فيهِof him مُؤرِخاًrecording the date
هُنالِكَ مجدي قالَ فيهِ مُؤرِخاً
زِيادةan increase in قَدريmy standing ليfor me ولادةthe birth of حامديmy Hamid
زِيادة قَدري لي ولادة حامدي
Then Majdi said of him, recording the date:
My Hamid’s birth brings me greater standing.
Sol 6.1