لَكَto you البُشرىglad tidings بِمَولودof a newborn سَعيدٍfortunate
لَكَ البُشرى بِمَولود سَعيدٍ
بَداappeared لِلناظرينto beholders بِمصرin Egypt بَدراas a full moon
بَدا لِلناظرين بِمصر بَدرا
Glad tidings to you of a fortunate newborn,
Who appeared to beholders in Egypt as a full moon.
بِهِthrough him نلتyou attained الهَناjoy وَسَمَوتand you rose عزاًin honor
بِهِ نلت الهَنا وَسَمَوت عزاً
وَزدتand you rose بِهِthrough him عَلىabove الأقيالprinces قَدراin rank
وَزدت بِهِ عَلى الأقيال قَدرا
Through him you attained joy and rose in honor,
And through him you rose above princes in rank.
وَسالمand made peace دَهرناour age وبهand with him حباناfavored us
وَسالم دَهرنا وبه حبانا
وَكانَand was مَثيلُهhis like فيin العصرthe age نَزراrare
وَكانَ مَثيلُه في العصر نَزرا
Our age has made peace with us and blessed us with him,
And his like has been rare in this age.
هُوَhe البَدرthe full moon المُنيرradiant زَهاshone فَخاراًwith glory
هُوَ البَدر المُنير زَها فَخاراً
فَأَضحىso became لَيلُناour night بِسَناهthrough his radiance فَجراdawn
فَأَضحى لَيلُنا بِسَناه فَجرا
He is the radiant full moon, resplendent in glory;
So our night became dawn through his radiance.
هُوَhe الدرthe pearl الثَمينprecious وَأَنتَand you بَحرa sea
هُوَ الدر الثَمين وَأَنتَ بَحر
كَذاكjust so البَحرthe sea يَقذفcasts forth صاحِO friend درّاpearls
كَذاك البَحر يَقذف صاحِ درّا
He is the precious pearl, and you are a sea;
Just so the sea casts forth pearls, my friend.
سَيَرقىhe will rise to شأَوكyour rank الأَسمىloftiest وَيَحويand possess
سَيَرقى شأَوك الأَسمى وَيَحوي
مَآثرَnoble qualities جدِّهof his grandfather وَيشيعand become widespread ذِكراin renown
مَآثرَ جدِّه وَيشيع ذِكرا
He will rise to your loftiest rank and possess
His grandfather’s noble qualities, and become widely renowned.
وَيَسموand he will rise ماas long as سَماrises فيon الأُفقthe horizon نجمٌa star
وَيَسمو ما سَما في الأُفق نجمٌ
وَماand as long as علقتadorn دَراريlustrous pearls البَحرof the sea نَحراa neck
وَما علقت دَراري البَحر نَحرا
And he will rise as long as a star rises on the horizon,
And as long as the sea’s lustrous pearls adorn a neck.
فَلاso may ... never زالَcease الزَمانtime يَقولto say أَرخrecord the date
فَلا زالَ الزَمان يَقول أَرخ
وَلادةthe birth مُصطَفىof Mustafa يُمنٌgood fortune وَبُشرىand glad tidings
وَلادة مُصطَفى يُمنٌ وَبُشرى
So may Time never cease to say: Record the date—
Mustafa’s birth is good fortune and glad tidings.
Sol 6.1