سعدSaʿd (good fortune) السعودal-Suʿūd (good fortunes) تجلّىshone forth
سعد السعود تجلّى
وطالعand the rising star السعدof good fortune لاذاsought refuge
وطالع السعد لاذا
Saʿd al-Suʿūd shone forth,
Saad al-Saud appeared
And good fortune’s rising star sought refuge.
And the auspicious star rose, so
فقلتso I said ياO سعدSaʿd خبّرtell
فقلت يا سعد خبّر
عمّاabout what وراءكbeyond you ماذاwhat?
عمّا وراءك ماذا
So I said, “O Saʿd, tell me:
I said: "O Saad, tell
What lies beyond you?”
Of what lies beyond you."
فقالso he said خيراًgood تراهُyou will see it
فقال خيراً تراهُ
واسمعand listen لقوليَto my words هذاthis
واسمع لقوليَ هذا
So he said, “You will see good things,
He said: "Good you shall see
And listen to these words of mine.”
And hear my words, this: