يا كاتبَ الملكِ تهنأ به

يا كاتبَ الملكِ تهنأ به

هلالَ عيدٍ سعدَه واجب

هلالَ عيدٍ سعدَه واجب

O scribe of the king, may you rejoice in him—

O writer of the king's decree, congratulate him

an Eid crescent whose good fortune is assured,

On a crescent moon of a blessed holiday

كحاجبٍ مقترنٍ بالبَها

كحاجبٍ مقترنٍ بالبَها

فحبَّذا الكاتبُ والحاجب

فحبَّذا الكاتبُ والحاجب

like an eyebrow joined to splendor;

Like an eyebrow connected to splendor

so how excellent are the scribe and the chamberlain!

So the writer and the guard are delighted

نحنُ رعاياكَ فلا مغضب

نحنُ رعاياكَ فلا مغضب

منَّا على الدهرِ ولا عاتب

منَّا على الدهرِ ولا عاتب

We are your subjects, and none is angry

We are your subjects, so no one is angry

among us at Time, nor reproaches it.

At fate from us, nor blaming

تجمَّعت فيه مزايا الهنا

تجمَّعت فيه مزايا الهنا

فكلُّنا في دهرِه راغب

فكلُّنا في دهرِه راغب

In him the blessings of happiness have gathered;

Attributes of splendor have gathered in it

so we all long for his time.

So we are all desiring of its time