أَياO حامِداًHamid فيin العُلاthe heights
أَيا حامِداً في العُلا
بَلَغتyou have attained الصَفاserenity إِلاexcept كَملاcomplete (uncertain form)
بَلَغت الصَفا إِلا كَملا
O Hamid, amid the heights,
Oh praiser in the heights
You have attained serenity—[“except ... complete”: wording unclear].
You have reached perfection, nothing less
بِنَجلfor a son سَعيدhappy بِكمthrough you
بِنَجل سَعيد بِكم
يَهنيoffers congratulations جَميعall of المَلاthe assembly
يَهني جَميع المَلا
For a son made happy by you,
With a blessed happy son
the whole assembly offers congratulations.
Who brings joy to all nobles
فَأَنعمso how excellent وَأَكرمand how noble بِهِhe is (literally: in him)
فَأَنعم وَأَكرم بِهِ
فَسَعدso the good fortune عُلاهof his glory اِعتَلىrose high
فَسَعد عُلاه اِعتَلى
So how excellent and noble he is!
So bless and honor him
The good fortune of his glory has thus risen high.
Whose highness ascended in fortune
وَطالعهand his rising star قَدindeed زَهاshone
وَطالعه قَد زَها
وَنُورand the light الهَناof joy أَقبَلاcame forth
وَنُور الهَنا أَقبَلا
And his rising star has shone,
And whose horoscope shines
and the light of joy has come forth.
As the light of bliss dawns
فَدُمso remain فيin سُرورjoy بِهِover him
فَدُم في سُرور بِهِ
وَلِلعزand toward glory مُستقبلاlooking forward
وَلِلعز مُستقبلا
So remain in joy over him,
So revel in joy for him
and look forward to glory.
And for glory yet to come
فَتارتجهso its chronogram (uncertain reading) قَدindeed أَتىhas come
فَتارتجه قَد أَتى
بِأَجمَلin the loveliest بَيتverse علاof glory
بِأَجمَل بَيت علا
So its chronogram has come [uncertain reading],
For his birth chart has brought
in the loveliest verse of glory:
The most beautiful lofty house
بِمَولدat the birth of عَبدAbd (servant of) العَزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty)
بِمَولد عَبد العَزيز
تَجلىshone forth سُرورthe joy العُلىof the heights
تَجلى سُرور العُلى
At the birth of Abd al-Aziz,
With the birth of Abdulaziz
the joy of the heights shone forth.
The joy of the heights shines clear