ياO عَلياًAli إِنيindeed I المَعاليlofty heights تَرقىyou ascend
يا عَلياً إِني المَعالي تَرقى
لَكَfor you بَشرglad tidings بِماfor what بِلَغتyou attained جَميلbeautiful
لَكَ بَشر بِما بِلَغت جَميل
O Ali, I affirm: you ascend to lofty heights.
O Ali, I bring you glad tidings
Beautiful glad tidings are yours for what you have attained.
Of what you have attained, most sublime
دُمتmay you remain فيin رفعةeminence وَحُسنand beauty of اِبتِهاجrejoicing
دُمت في رفعة وَحُسن اِبتِهاج
طُولthroughout عُمرa lifetime لَكَfor you المَقامthe station الجَليلthe noble
طُول عُمر لَكَ المَقام الجَليل
May you remain in eminence and joyful delight,
May you remain exalted and joyous
May the noble station be yours throughout your life.
With a life of greatness that endures all time
بِكَthrough you بَدرfull moon العُلومthe sciences أَضحَتhas become تَهنيrejoices
بِكَ بَدر العُلوم أَضحَت تَهني
بِعُلاهاin its lofty standing وَأَنتَand you فيهاin it وَكيلa deputy
بِعُلاها وَأَنتَ فيها وَكيل
Through you, the full moon of learning has come to rejoice
With you the moon of knowledge now shines
In its lofty standing, while you serve there as deputy.
Resplendent in its heights, and you its guide
وَغَدَتand has become أَهلَهاits people بِكَthrough you الدَهرfor all time تَحظىenjoys good fortune
وَغَدَت أَهلَها بِكَ الدَهر تَحظى
وَإِلَيكَand toward you التاريخhistory فيهاwithin it دَليلa witness
وَإِلَيكَ التاريخ فيها دَليل
And its people now enjoy good fortune through you for all time;
And its people through you now fortune find
And its history bears witness to you.
History points to you, their glory and pride
مُنذُsince زدتyou increased قالَتit said بِمَجدwith glory عَلياًAli
مُنذُ زدت قالَت بِمَجد عَلياً
أَنتَyou بُشرىglad tidings لَناto us وَنعمand how excellent الوَكيلthe deputy
أَنتَ بُشرى لَنا وَنعم الوَكيل
Since you advanced, it has proudly said: 'Ali,
From early on it spoke with Ali's renown
You are glad tidings to us, and what an excellent deputy!'
You are our glad tiding, the best we could hope for, and faithful ally