مَحمودMahmoud باشاPasha بَعيدon the feast of الفطرbreaking the fast بشراكاglad tidings to you
مَحمود باشا بَعيد الفطر بشراكا
وَكُلand every عامyear وَعينand the eye of الأُنسdelight تَرعاكاwatches over you
وَكُل عام وَعين الأُنس تَرعاكا
Mahmoud Pasha, glad tidings to you on Eid al-Fitr!
Mahmoud Basha, Eid is a joy with you
And every year, may the eye of delight watch over you.
And every year the eyes of intimacy watch over you
وَدامand may it endure عيدكyour Eid فيin أنسdelight وَفيand in فَرَحjoy
وَدام عيدك في أنس وَفي فَرَح
وَدُمتand may you remain مُبتَهجاًjubilant فيin ظلthe shade of عَلياكاyour eminence
وَدُمت مُبتَهجاً في ظل عَلياكا
And may your Eid endure in delight and joy,
May your Eid last with intimacy and joy
And may you remain jubilant in the shade of your eminence.
And may you remain delighted in the shade of your sublimity
بِكَthrough you الزَمنtime سَعيدhappy لَيسَnot يَأنسهgladdens it
بِكَ الزَمن سَعيد لَيسَ يَأنسه
إِلاexcept وُجودكyour presence مَسروراًdelighted بِمرآكاat the sight of you
إِلا وُجودك مَسروراً بِمرآكا
Through you, time is happy; nothing gladdens it
With you time is happy, it finds no comfort
But your presence, as it rejoices at the sight of you.
Except your pleasant existence smiling at its mirror
وَلِلمعاليand for noble deeds العلاeminence فيin ظلthe shade of ساحتكمyour courtyard
وَلِلمعالي العلا في ظل ساحتكم
وَكَمand how often أَحاطencompassed جَميلthe beauty of الفَضلgenerosity مَعناكاyour essence
وَكَم أَحاط جَميل الفَضل مَعناكا
And noble deeds find eminence in the shade of your courtyard,
And for the lofty glories in your shade
And how often the beauty of generosity has enfolded your essence!
How much has the beauty of favor surrounded you
وَعَمand encompassed خاصةthe elite of العلياءeminence فَضلَكُمyour generosity
وَعَم خاصة العلياء فَضلَكُم
وَخَصَand singled out عامةall of الاسعادgood fortune محياكاyour countenance
وَخَصَ عامة الاسعاد محياكا
And your generosity has encompassed the exalted elite,
The special favor of the eminent covers you
And all good fortune has singled out your countenance.
And the general happiness of prosperity has singled you out
دامَتmay it endure سَعادتكمyour happiness وَالدَهرand time مُفتخرproud
دامَت سَعادتكم وَالدَهر مُفتخر
عَلىin الدَوامperpetuity بِماin what قَدindeed نالattained مسعاكاyour striving
عَلى الدَوام بِما قَد نال مسعاكا
May your happiness endure, while time takes pride
May your happiness last, and time remains proud
Forever in what your striving has attained.
Forever with what it has attained of your reputation
مَسعاكyour striving ماnot مالinclined إِلّاexcept لِلعُلاtoward eminence أَبَداever
مَسعاك ما مال إِلّا لِلعُلا أَبَدا
فَلِلمَعاليso, toward noble heights أَدامmay He perpetuate اللَهGod مرقاكاyour ascent
فَلِلمَعالي أَدام اللَه مرقاكا
Your striving has never inclined toward anything but the heights;
Your reputation inclined only to the heights, never down
So may God perpetuate your ascent to noble heights.
So may God make your prominence last forever
وَماand no لفهميfor my understanding مَثيلequal يَومon the day أَمدحكمI praise you
وَما لفهمي مَثيل يَوم أَمدحكم
وَلِلثَناءand for praise الشَذاfragrance مِنfrom طيبthe sweetness of مَنواكاyour aspirations
وَلِلثَناء الشَذا مِن طيب مَنواكا
And my understanding has no equal on the day I praise you,
And my understanding has no equal when I praise you
And praise draws its fragrance from the sweetness of your aspirations.
And praise has the finest sincerity of intention towards you
قَدindeed هَلhas dawned عيدthe feast of الهَناhappiness يَبغيseeks السُرورjoy بِكُمthrough you
قَد هَل عيد الهَنا يَبغي السُرور بِكُم
كانhad تَهنىrejoiced بِهِin it مِنsince يَومthe day وافاكاit came to you
كان تَهنى بِهِ مِن يَوم وافاكا
The feast of happiness has dawned, seeking joy through you;
The Eid holiday has arrived wanting joy with you
It had rejoiced in that joy since the day it came to you.
It congratulates whoever has joined you since the day you met
فَدُمso remain بِعيدكon your Eid مَسروراًdelighted وَدمand remain فَرحاjoyful
فَدُم بِعيدك مَسروراً وَدم فَرحا
بِدَوامthrough the continuance of نَجلa son سَماrose high فيin عزglory مَرعاكاyour care
بِدَوام نَجل سَما في عز مَرعاكا
So remain happy on your Eid, and remain joyful,
So let your Eid remain joyful and keep rejoicing
Through the enduring life of a son who rose high in the glory of your care.
In the lasting eminence of a stellar son in your honorable care
أَدامَهُmay He preserve him اللَهGod مَسروراًdelighted بعزكمin your glory
أَدامَهُ اللَه مَسروراً بعزكم
وَنالand may he gain مكرمةan honor طابَتbecame sweet بِنعماكاthrough your blessings
وَنال مكرمة طابَت بِنعماكا
May God preserve him, happy in your glory,
May God make it last, joyful in your glory
And may he gain an honor made sweet by your blessings.
And may it attain the honor that your favors have perfected
ماas long as دُمتyou live قالsaid لِسانthe tongue of السَعدgood fortune فيin فَرَحjoy
ما دُمت قال لِسان السَعد في فَرَح
مَحمودMahmoud باشاPasha بِعيدon the feast of الفطرbreaking the fast بُشراكاglad tidings to you
مَحمود باشا بِعيد الفطر بُشراكا
As long as you live, the tongue of good fortune says in joy:
As long as the tongue of joy says in delight
Mahmoud Pasha, glad tidings to you on Eid al-Fitr!
Mahmoud Basha, Eid Mubarak to you