حُبِيتَyou were gifted بريحانَتَيwith two sweet-basil blossoms رَوضَةٍa garden
حُبِيتَ بريحانَتَي رَوضَةٍ
وَبَعدَهُماand after them both جاءَcame نَجلٌa son أَغرّradiant
وَبَعدَهُما جاءَ نَجلٌ أَغرّ
You were gifted with a garden's two sweet-basil blossoms,
And after them came a radiant son.
وَسَميتهand you named him اسمَthe name of إمامan imam إِذاwhen
وَسَميته اسمَ إمام إِذا
رَآهhe saw him أَبوAbu (father of) مُرَّةٍMurrah مِنهُfrom him فَرّhe fled
رَآه أَبو مُرَّةٍ مِنهُ فَرّ
And you gave him the name of an imam: when
Abu Murrah saw him, he fled from him.
وَلاand no عَجبwonder مِنكَfrom you عَبدAbd (servant of) العَزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty)
وَلا عَجب مِنكَ عَبد العَزيز
إِذاif كانَwas نَجلُكyour son سُمّيwas named عُمَرUmar
إِذا كانَ نَجلُك سُمّي عُمَر
And it is no surprise from you, Abd al-Aziz,
If your son has been named Umar.
تَفَرَّعتماyou both sprang مِنfrom إمامthe imam of الهُدىguidance
تَفَرَّعتما مِن إمام الهُدى
وَبَدرand the full moon of الدُجىdarkness وَرَئيسand the leader of البَشَرhumankind
وَبَدر الدُجى وَرَئيس البَشَر
You both sprang from the imam of guidance,
And the full moon of darkness, and the leader of humankind.
فَلاso may he never زالَcease يُوضِحُhe clarifies سُبلَthe paths of الهدىguidance
فَلا زالَ يُوضِحُ سُبلَ الهدى
وَلاand may you never زِلتُماcease (both of you) تَقفُوانِyou both follow الأَثَرthe trail
وَلا زِلتُما تَقفُوانِ الأَثَر
So may he never cease to clarify the paths of guidance,
And may you both never cease to follow the trail.