حُقَّis rightfully due الْْهَنَاءُhappiness وَالسُّرُورْand joy
حُقَّ الْْهَنَاءُ وَالسُّرُورْ
مَدَىthroughout الدُّهُورْthe ages
مَدَى الدُّهُورْ
Happiness and joy are rightfully due
The right of joy and bliss
Joy and delight are truly deserved
Throughout the ages,
Throughout the ages
Throughout the ages,
بِمَوْلِدِfor the birth celebration of الْمُخْتَارْthe Chosen One
بِمَوْلِدِ الْمُخْتَارْ
الْمُصْطَفَىthe Elect بَدْرِfull moon of الْبُدُورْthe full moons
الْمُصْطَفَى بَدْرِ الْبُدُورْ
For the birth celebration of the Chosen One,
Is due to the birth
By the birth of the Chosen One,
The Elect, the full moon of full moons,
Of the Chosen One, the full moon of full moons
The Selected, the full moon of all full moons,
شَافِيhealer of الصُّدُورْbreasts (hearts)
شَافِي الصُّدُورْ
بِالنُّورِwith light وَالأَسْرَارْand mysteries
بِالنُّورِ وَالأَسْرَارْ
Healer of hearts,
Healer of hearts
Healer of hearts
With light and mysteries;
With light and mysteries
With light and hidden secrets,
وَبِابْنِهِand for his son بَحْرِsea of الْبُحُورْthe seas
وَبِابْنِهِ بَحْرِ الْبُحُورْ
دُرِّpearl of النُّحُورْnecks
دُرِّ النُّحُورْ
And for his son, the sea of seas,
And his son, the sea of seas
And by his descendant, the sea of seas,
The pearl adorning necks,
Pearl of light
The pearl adorning the neck,
مُعَفِّرِone who casts into dust الأَشْرَارْthe wicked
مُعَفِّرِ الأَشْرَارْ
مَنْwho قَدْindeed حَكَىresembled يَوْمَon the day of الْكِفَاحْcombat
مَنْ قَدْ حَكَى يَوْمَ الْكِفَاحْ
Who casts the wicked into the dust,
Subduer of evildoers
The one who rubs the wicked in the dust,
Who, on the day of combat, truly resembled
He who has told the story of the day of struggle
He who resembled, on the day of battle,
بَيْنَamid الرِّمَاحْthe spears
بَيْنَ الرِّمَاحْ
لَيْثَa lion الشَّرَىof al-Shara فِيin الْغِيلْthe thicket
لَيْثَ الشَّرَى فِي الْغِيلْ
Amid the spears,
Amongst the spears
Amidst the spears,
A lion of al-Shara in the thicket:
The lion amidst the fray
The lion of Ash-Shara in its thicket,
عَيْنِfount of الرَّشَادِright guidance وَالصَّلاَحْand righteousness
عَيْنِ الرَّشَادِ وَالصَّلاَحْ
قُطْبِpole of الفَلاَحْprosperity
قُطْبِ الفَلاَحْ
The fount of right guidance and righteousness,
Fountain of righteousness and wellbeing
The source of guidance and righteousness,
The pole of prosperity,
Axis of prosperity
The axis of success,
مَوْلاَيَmy lord إِسْمَاعِيلْIsma'il
مَوْلاَيَ إِسْمَاعِيلْ
شَمْسِsun of الْمُلُوكِthe kings أَجْمَعِينْall of them
شَمْسِ الْمُلُوكِ أَجْمَعِينْ
My lord Isma'il,
My master Ismail
My lord Ismail.
The sun of all kings,
Sun of all kings
The sun of all kings,
إِذْfor لاَno قَرِينْpeer
إِذْ لاَ قَرِينْ
وَاfirst part of 'centerpiece' سِطَةِrest of 'centerpiece' الْعِقْدِthe necklace
وَا سِطَةِ الْعِقْدِ
For he has no peer,
For he has no equal
For he has no equal,
The centerpiece of the necklace.
Jewel of the necklace
The centerpiece of the necklace,
لَوْلاَwere it not for أَمِيرُthe Commander of الْمُؤْمِنِينْthe Faithful
لَوْلاَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينْ
نُورٌa light مُبِينْmanifest
نُورٌ مُبِينْ
Were it not for the Commander of the Faithful,
Were it not for the Prince of the Faithful
Were it not for the Commander of the Faithful,
A manifest light
An evident light
A clear, manifest light,
فِيin الْقُرْبِnearness وَالْبُعْدِand distance
فِي الْقُرْبِ وَالْبُعْدِ
حَكَىwould resemble جَمِيعُall of الْمُسْلِمِينْthe Muslims
حَكَى جَمِيعُ الْمُسْلِمِينْ
Near and far,
Both near and far
In nearness and in distance,
All the Muslims would resemble
The entirety of Muslims
All Muslims would be like,
فِيin الْعَالَمِينْthe worlds
فِي الْعَالَمِينْ
كَفّاًa hand بِلاَwithout زَنْدِa forearm
كَفّاً بِلاَ زَنْدِ
Throughout the worlds,
In all the worlds
In all the worlds,
A hand without a forearm.
Spoke with one voice
A hand without a forearm,
إِذْfor هُوَhe عُنْوَانُemblem of النَّجَاحْsuccess
إِذْ هُوَ عُنْوَانُ النَّجَاحْ
بَحْرُsea of السَّمَاحْgenerosity
بَحْرُ السَّمَاحْ
For he is the emblem of success,
For he is the banner of success
Since he is the emblem of success,
A sea of generosity,
A sea of generosity
The sea of generosity,
يَفِيضُoverflows فَيْضَwith the overflow of النِّيلْthe Nile
يَفِيضُ فَيْضَ النِّيلْ
عَيْنُfount of الرَّشَادِright guidance وَالصَّلاَحْand righteousness
عَيْنُ الرَّشَادِ وَالصَّلاَحْ
Overflowing as the Nile overflows:
Overflowing like the Nile
Overflowing like the flood of the Nile,
The fount of right guidance and righteousness,
Fountain of righteousness and wellbeing
The source of guidance and righteousness,
قُطْبُpole of الْفَلاَحْprosperity
قُطْبُ الْفَلاَحْ
مَوْلاَيَmy lord إِسْمَاعِيلْIsma'il
مَوْلاَيَ إِسْمَاعِيلْ
The pole of prosperity,
Axis of prosperity
The axis of success,
My lord Isma'il.
My master Ismail
My lord Ismail.
أَتَاكَhas come to you مَوْلِدُthe birth celebration of الرَّسُولْthe Messenger
أَتَاكَ مَوْلِدُ الرَّسُولْ
يَاO ابْنَson of الْبَتُولْthe Chaste One
يَا ابْنَ الْبَتُولْ
The celebration of the Messenger's birth has come to you,
The birth of the Messenger has come to you
The birth of the Messenger has come to you,
O son of the Chaste One,
O son of the immaculate one
O son of the Chaste One,
فَاصْطَدْso hunt بِهِwith it الأَفْرَاحْjoys
فَاصْطَدْ بِهِ الأَفْرَاحْ
فِيin قَصْرِكَyour palace الذِيwhich يَهُولْawes
فِي قَصْرِكَ الذِي يَهُولْ
So hunt joys with it,
Rejoice in it with joy
So capture joy through it,
In your palace, which awes
In your palace which stuns
In your palace, which astounds
كُلَّall الْعُقُولْminds
كُلَّ الْعُقُولْ
بِحُسْنِهِwith its beauty الوَضَّاحْradiant
بِحُسْنِهِ الوَضَّاحْ
Every mind
All minds
All minds
With its radiant beauty.
With its dazzling beauty
With its luminous beauty,
فَالْبَسْso put on بِهِthrough it بُرْدَthe mantle of الْقَبُولْacceptance
فَالْبَسْ بِهِ بُرْدَ الْقَبُولْ
يَاO كُلَّall سُولْdesire
يَا كُلَّ سُولْ
So don, through it, the mantle of acceptance,
Dress yourself in it with acceptance
So wear by it the mantle of acceptance,
O all that one could desire,
O epitome of resolve
O fulfillment of every hope,
يَاO رَحْمَةَmercy of الْفَتَّاحْthe Opener
يَا رَحْمَةَ الْفَتَّاحْ
فَلَوْfor if حُبِّيwere granted طَيْرُthe bird of الصَّبَاحْmorning
فَلَوْ حُبِّي طَيْرُ الصَّبَاحْ
O mercy of the Opener!
O Mercy of the Opener
O mercy of the Opener,
For if the bird of morning were granted
If my love were the bird of dawn
For if the morning bird were granted
نُطْقاًspeech لَصَاحْit would cry out
نُطْقاً لَصَاحْ
بِأَحْسَنِwith the finest التَّرْتِيلْmeasured chanting
بِأَحْسَنِ التَّرْتِيلْ
Speech, it would cry out
Speaking
The gift of speech, it would cry out
In the finest measured chant:
In the most beautiful chant
With the most beautiful chanting:
عَيْنُfount of الرَّشَادِright guidance وَالصَّلاَحْand righteousness
عَيْنُ الرَّشَادِ وَالصَّلاَحْ
قُطْبُpole of الْفَلاَحْprosperity
قُطْبُ الْفَلاَحْ
The fount of right guidance and righteousness,
Fountain of righteousness and wellbeing
The source of guidance and righteousness,
The pole of prosperity,
Axis of prosperity
The axis of success,
مَوْلاَيَmy lord إِسْمَاعِيلْIsma'il
مَوْلاَيَ إِسْمَاعِيلْ
My lord Isma'il.
My master Ismail
My lord Ismail.