أسعد بمولود أتاك مباركا
كالبدر أشرق جنح ليل مقمر
Rejoice in a birth that came to you blessed,
Rejoice in a blessed newborn who has come to you,
like the full moon, rising radiant in the heart of night.
like a full moon shining in the darkness of a moonlit night.
سعد لوقت سعادة جاءت به
أم حصان من بنات الأصفر
Blessed was the hour when Saʿāda brought him forth—
A blessing at an auspicious hour, brought forth by
a chaste mother, one of al-Aṣfar’s Byzantine daughters.
a chaste mother, one of al-Asfar’s daughters.
منتبحبح في ذروتي شرف العلا
بين المهلب منتماه وقيصر
Firmly ensconced upon the twin peaks of exalted honor,
Comfortably established upon the twin summits of lofty honor,
his lineage joins al-Muhallab and Caesar.
his lineage lies between al-Muhallab and Caesar.
شمس الضحى فرنت إلى بدر الدجى
حتى إذا اجتمعا أتت بالمشتري
The noonday sun gazed upon the full moon of darkness,
The forenoon sun then gazed toward the full moon of night,
until, when the two had joined, she brought forth Jupiter.
until, when the two came together, she brought forth Jupiter.
Sol 6.1