بنورwith the light of نجلكماthe son of you both آلُthe family of العلاhigh honor باهواvied with
بنور نجلكما آلُ العلا باهوا
كواكبthe stars of الحسنbeauty جلexalted is اللَهGod مولاهhis Lord
كواكب الحسن جل اللَه مولاه
With your son's light, the noble family vied with
With your son's light, the noble family rose high
the stars of beauty—exalted is God, his Lord!
The stars of beauty, may God be their guardian
براهHe fashioned him نجماًa star سعيداًauspicious يقتنيgains لكماfor you both
براه نجماً سعيداً يقتني لكما
فوزاًa triumph عظيماًgreat وبالإقبالand with good fortune حلاهHe adorned him
فوزاً عظيماً وبالإقبال حلاه
He fashioned him an auspicious star that wins for you both
For you he is a blessed, felicitous star
a great triumph, and adorned him with good fortune.
Bringing tremendous success and adorned with favor
ألاshould he not يُجَلُّbe revered وللبيضاءand the bright sun's رونقهhis radiance
ألا يُجَلُّ وللبيضاء رونقه
والريمِand the gazelle's عاتقُهُhis shoulder والمسكِand musk's رياهhis fragrance
والريمِ عاتقُهُ والمسكِ رياه
Should he not be revered, when his radiance is the bright sun's,
Will not his radiance for the White Land intensify?
his shoulder the gazelle's, and his fragrance musk's?
His shoulder is stately, his fragrance like musk so sweet
لوif شاهدsaw البدرthe full moon يوماًone day حسنthe beauty of طلعتهhis face
لو شاهد البدر يوماً حسن طلعته
لقالit would say أشهدI bear witness أنthat لاno بدرfull moon إلّاهexcept him
لقال أشهد أن لا بدر إلّاه
If the full moon ever saw the beauty of his face,
If the moon saw one day his beautiful rising
it would say, 'I bear witness that there is no full moon but him.'
It would say "I bear witness none but he is the moon"
ياO ناسpeople منhe who كانis أزكىthe most virtuous of الناسmen والدهhis father الEl- (part of Elias)
يا ناس من كان أزكى الناس والده ال
ياسias (completing Elias) النبيهthe distinguished أماare ... not? تحلوare sweet مزاياهhis virtues
ياس النبيه أما تحلو مزاياه
O people, he whose father is the most virtuous of men, El-
O people, of all people the purest father was his
ias the distinguished—are his virtues not sweet?
Yasin the brilliant, how delightful his traits!
ومنand he who ترشفsipped درthe milk of الشمسthe sun زاهيةZahia الزal-Z- (part of al-Zaki)
ومن ترشف در الشمس زاهية الز
زاكيZaki (completing al-Zaki) أماdoes ... not? يكتسيclothes itself in نوراًlight محيّاهhis face
زاكي أما يكتسي نوراً محيّاه
And he who sipped the milk of the sun, Zahia al-
And the one nourished by the radiant, lively sun
Zaki—does his face not become clothed in light?
Is imbued with illuminating, vivifying light
ياO كوكبيtwo stars of مصرEgypt ماhow أسناradiant وليدكماthe newborn of you both
يا كوكبي مصر ما أسنا وليدكما
ماwhat ذاthis (part of 'what') يكونwill he be متىwhen لاحتgleam ثناياهhis front teeth
ما ذا يكون متى لاحت ثناياه
O two stars of Egypt, how radiant is your newborn!
My star of Egypt, how excellent is your newborn son
What will he be when his front teeth gleam?
What will he be when his powers unfold?
فأرخواso record the date يثلثmakes three البدرينthe two full moons بدركماthe full moon of you both
فأرخوا يثلث البدرين بدركما
حبيبHabib راجيRaji بباهيin the splendor of وجههhis face باهواtake pride
حبيب راجي بباهي وجهه باهوا
So record the date: your full moon makes the two full moons three;
So unleash your third crescent moon with your son
Habib Raji—take pride in his radiant face.
The beloved hopeful through his beautiful face glows
Sol 6.1