بُشراكَglad tidings to you ياO فَاضلاdistinguished man فاقَsurpassed الوَرىhumankind أَدَباin refinement
بُشراكَ يا فَاضلا فاقَ الوَرى أَدَبا
بِمولدon the birth لحفيدof a grandson قَدalready سَماrose high حسباin noble lineage
بِمولد لحفيد قَد سَما حسبا
Glad tidings to you, O distinguished man who surpassed humankind in refinement,
Congratulations to you, O virtuous one, whose manners surpass all people's
On the birth of a grandson already exalted in lineage.
On the birth of a grandson who has attained a noble lineage
وَلاحَand he shone forth فيin رجبRajab كَالبَدرlike the full moon مُبتهجاًrejoicing
وَلاحَ في رجب كَالبَدر مُبتهجاً
بَينَamong الكَواكبthe stars بِالنُورwith the light الَّذيwhich وَهَباhe bestowed
بَينَ الكَواكب بِالنُور الَّذي وَهَبا
And he shone forth in Rajab like the full moon, rejoicing
And shone in Rajab like the full moon, delighted
Among the stars, with the light he bestowed.
Among the stars with the light that he was granted
فَقُلتso I said يَهنيكmay it bring you joy ياO عَبدservant of الرَحيمthe Merciful فعشso live
فَقُلت يَهنيك يا عَبد الرَحيم فعش
منعّماًin bliss فيamong بَنيكyour sons السادةthe lords النُجُباthe noble
منعّماً في بَنيك السادة النُجُبا
So I said: May it bring you joy, O Abd al-Rahim; live
So I said, may it delight you, O Abdel Rahim, and may you live
In bliss among your sons, the noble lords,
In comfort with your children, the eminent nobles
ماas long as أَنشدتchanted أَلسنُthe tongues البُشرىof glad tidings مُؤرّخةًmarking the date
ما أَنشدت أَلسنُ البُشرى مُؤرّخةً
هذاthis الأَمينAmin (the trustworthy one) لِمَأمونfor the trusted one العُلومof the sciences صَباgrew fond
هذا الأَمين لِمَأمون العُلوم صَبا
As long as the tongues of glad tidings chant, marking the date:
Never have the tongues of humankind recited good tidings
This Amin has grown fond of the trusted master of the sciences.
Of this trustee to the trusted repository of knowledge in his prime
Sol 6.1