هاكَhere, take طفلاًa child أَراكَهُmay He show him to you اللَهُGod جدّاa grandfather
هاكَ طفلاً أَراكَهُ اللَهُ جدّا
مَلأَhe filled الخافِقينthe eastern and western horizons يمناًblessing وَجداand good fortune
مَلأَ الخافِقين يمناً وَجدا
Here is a child—may God let you see him become a grandfather.
He filled the hearts completely with bliss and delight
He has filled East and West with blessing and good fortune.
The stars envy his talismans
تَحسدenvy الأَنجُمthe stars التَمائمthe amulets مِنهُof him
تَحسد الأَنجُم التَمائم مِنهُ
وَيَودand wishes الهِلالthe crescent moon لَوif only كانَit were مَهداa cradle
وَيَود الهِلال لَو كانَ مَهدا
The stars envy his amulets,
And the crescent wishes it were his cradle
and the crescent moon wishes it were his cradle.
The hands of fate have raised him angrily
وَاِنتَضَتهُand unsheathed him يَدthe hand المَقاديرthe decrees of fate عَضباًa keen sword
وَاِنتَضَتهُ يَد المَقادير عَضباً
جَعَلتit made غمدَهُhis scabbard عَلاءًeminence وَمَجداand glory
جَعَلت غمدَهُ عَلاءً وَمَجدا
The hand of fate unsheathed him as a keen sword,
Made his scabbard glory and honor
making his scabbard eminence and glory.
Al-Qarawi, the carpenter, his newborn
قارويُّQarawi النَجارlineage; stock قَدalready أَصبَحخhas become (corrupt spelling) الدهtime (word continues on line 8)
قارويُّ النَجار قَد أَصبَحخ الده
رcompletion of the word 'time' from line 7 رِياضاًgardens بِهِthrough him فَأَصبَحand so he has become وَرداa rose
ر رِياضاً بِهِ فَأَصبَح وَردا
He is Qarawi by lineage; time has now become
Has made the gardens through him roses
gardens through him, and so he has become a rose.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.