ياO طَلعةcountenance ماnot حكَتهاmatched it طَلعةface البَدرِthe full moon
يا طَلعة ما حكَتها طَلعة البَدرِ
قَدindeed بَشّرتyou brought glad tidings بِالعُلاof eminence وَالعزand glory وَالنَصرِand victory
قَد بَشّرت بِالعُلا وَالعز وَالنَصرِ
O countenance unmatched by the face of the full moon,
O rising that a rising moon has not told of
You have brought glad tidings of eminence, glory, and victory.
You have brought good news of glory, might, and victory
يَهنيكmay he gladden you نَجلُكyour son ياO عَبدAbd (servant) الحَميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) لَقَدindeed
يَهنيك نَجلُك يا عَبد الحَميد لَقَد
ضاهاكhe matched you فيin الحُسنbeauty بَلnay فيin رفعةloftiness القَدرrank
ضاهاك في الحُسن بَل في رفعة القَدر
May your son bring you joy, O Abd al-Hamid; he has indeed
Your son congratulates you, O Abdel Hamid, for you
matched you in beauty—nay, in loftiness of rank.
Have equaled him in beauty, nay in loftiness of rank
عوّذتهI invoked protection for him بسميَّيهِthrough his two namesakes محمدٍMuhammad الthe
عوّذته بسميَّيهِ محمدٍ ال
هاديGuide وصدّيقِهand his ever-truthful companion الساميthe exalted أَبيAbu بَكرBakr
هادي وصدّيقِه السامي أَبي بَكر
I invoked protection for him through his two namesakes, Muhammad the
I protected him with the two names of Muhammad
Guide and his exalted, ever-truthful companion, Abu Bakr.
The Guide, and his noble friend Abu Bakr
وافاكhe came to you عِندَduring صِيامfasting الفَرضthe obligatory duty فيon أَحَدa Sunday
وافاك عِندَ صِيام الفَرض في أَحَد
لِثامنٍon an eighth day قَبلهbefore it عَشرٌten مِنof الشَهرthe month
لِثامنٍ قَبله عَشرٌ مِن الشَهر
He came to you during the obligatory fast, on a Sunday,
He came to you while fasting the obligatory fast on Sunday
on the eighteenth day of the month.
The eighth, with ten days of the month preceding it
وَشَمسهand his sun أَشرَقَتshone فيon صُبحthe morning مَولدهof his birth
وَشَمسه أَشرَقَت في صُبح مَولده
بِمصرin Egypt فازدانso it gained splendor مِنهاfrom it كَوكَبthe star الفَجرof dawn
بِمصر فازدان مِنها كَوكَب الفَجر
And his sun shone on the morning of his birth
And its sun rose in the dawn of his birth
in Egypt, and the star of dawn gained splendor from it.
In Egypt, so the morning planet was adorned by it
فَقالthen he said حينَwhen بَداhe appeared مَجديMajdi يُؤرخهrecording his date
فَقال حينَ بَدا مَجدي يُؤرخه
محمدMuhammad قَدindeed أَتىhas come بِاليُمنwith good fortune وَالبِشرand gladness
محمد قَد أَتى بِاليُمن وَالبِشر
Then, when he appeared, Majdi said, recording his birth-date:
So it said when my glory appeared, narrating it
“Muhammad has indeed come with good fortune and gladness.”
Muhammad has come with good fortune and glad tidings
Sol 6.1