منfrom كَوكَبa star الاِقبالprosperity لاحَshone forth سعودgood fortunes
من كَوكَب الاِقبال لاحَ سعود
سِحراenchantingly وَعَمand spread everywhere ضِياؤُهُits radiance المَشهودmanifest
سِحرا وَعَم ضِياؤُهُ المَشهود
From the star of prosperity, good fortune shone forth,
enchantingly, and its manifest radiance spread everywhere.
وَتبلجتand gleamed دررpearls العُلاglory وَتبرجتand displayed their beauty
وَتبلجت درر العُلا وَتبرجت
وَتَنظَّمَتand were strung منfrom حُسنِهِنtheir beauty عُقودnecklaces
وَتَنظَّمَت من حُسنِهِن عُقود
The pearls of glory gleamed and displayed their beauty,
and necklaces were strung from their loveliness.
وَتَلألأتand glittered فيin الاِفقthe horizon أَقمارُmoons الهُدىguidance
وَتَلألأت في الاِفق أَقمارُ الهُدى
وَتفتحتand blossomed فيin الرَوضِthe garden مِنهُfrom it وُرودroses
وَتفتحت في الرَوضِ مِنهُ وُرود
The moons of guidance glittered on the horizon,
and roses from it blossomed in the garden.
نورa light لَهit has فيin الخافِقينَthe east and west توهجa glow
نور لَه في الخافِقينَ توهج
وَبروقand lightning flashes لِلاِبصارto the eyes مِنهُfrom it شُهودwitnesses
وَبروق لِلاِبصار مِنهُ شُهود
A light whose glow spans east and west,
and lightning flashes from it stand as witnesses before the eyes.
وَالعيدand the festival أَقبلarrived وَالمَسَرَّةand joy أَشرَقَتshone forth
وَالعيد أَقبل وَالمَسَرَّة أَشرَقَت
وَبَداand appeared اِلَيكَto you سُرورُهُits gladness المَعهودfamiliar
وَبَدا اِلَيكَ سُرورُهُ المَعهود
The festival arrived, and joy shone forth,
and its familiar gladness appeared to you.
اللَهُGod أَكبَرgreatest عيدa festival مجدglory مُقبِلapproaching
اللَهُ أَكبَر عيد مجد مُقبِل
شَغفاwith longing وَيَومand a day بِالهَناwith happiness مَسعودblessed
شَغفا وَيَوم بِالهَنا مَسعود
God is greatest! A festival of glory approaches
with longing, and a day blessed with happiness.
عيدa festival بمينكthrough your good fortune (probably بيمنك) قَدalready بَدَتappeared آياتِهits signs
عيد بمينك قَد بَدَت آياتِه
وَالعيدانand the festival, if (probably والعيد إن) تكyou are فيهin it فَهُوَthen it is سَعيدhappy
وَالعيدان تك فيه فَهُوَ سَعيد
A festival whose signs have appeared through your good fortune,
and the festival, if you are present, is joyous.
لماwhen غَدتbecame أَيّامُكُمyour days غررthe fairest parts المُنىwishes
لما غَدت أَيّامُكُم غرر المُنى
وافىarrived لِيشرفto be honored بِالبَلقاءin al-Balqa العيدthe festival
وافى لِيشرف بِالبَلقاء العيد
When your days became the fairest of wishes,
the festival arrived to be honored in al-Balqa.
وَالدَهرُand Time يَجهَرproclaims aloud بِالتَهانيwith congratulations قائِلاًsaying
وَالدَهرُ يَجهَر بِالتَهاني قائِلاً
نِلتyou attained السعودgood fortune وسركand gladdened you التَأييدsupport
نِلت السعود وسرك التَأييد
And Time proclaims congratulations aloud, saying:
You have attained good fortune, and support has gladdened you.
مَنعتmay you be protected (reading مُنِعْتَ) ماهبas long as it blows الصباthe east wind وَيَكونand may there be فيin
مَنعت ماهب الصبا وَيَكون في
أَضعافmultiples أَمثالlike amounts لَهُto him التَعبيدsubjugation
أَضعاف أَمثال لَهُ التَعبيد
May you be protected as long as the east wind blows, and may
subjugation to him be multiplied many times over.
وَبَداand appeared بِكَthrough you الاِسعادُthe granting of happiness وَالاِفضالُand generosity وَالand the (continued)
وَبَدا بِكَ الاِسعادُ وَالاِفضالُ وَال
إِقبالprosperity كلall فيin حماكyour protection عبيدservants
إِقبال كل في حماك عبيد
And through you appeared happiness, generosity, and
prosperity—all are servants under your protection.
ياO مَنone who سَرتspread فيthroughout العالَمينthe worlds صَفاتهhis qualities
يا مَن سَرت في العالَمين صَفاته
أَنتَyou المُنىthe heart’s desire وَالعَونand help وَالمَقصودand the one sought
أَنتَ المُنى وَالعَون وَالمَقصود
O you whose qualities have spread throughout the worlds,
you are our heart’s desire, our help, and the one we seek.