أنطونُAntoun إنif تصفyou describe البنينَthe sons فنشأةthen an upbringing
أنطونُ إن تصف البنينَ فنشأة
فيin روضةٍa garden بالحسنِwith beauty أجمعin its entirety تُوصفُis described
في روضةٍ بالحسنِ أجمع تُوصفُ
Antoun, if you describe the sons, is being raised
In a garden described as wholly beautiful.
الحسنُbeauty بينbetween يديْthe two hands of أبيهhis father وجدّهand his grandfather
الحسنُ بين يديْ أبيه وجدّه
نَطقتspoke بهof it كلماتهhis words والأحرفُand the letters
نَطقت به كلماته والأحرفُ
Beauty, before his father and grandfather—
His words and letters have spoken of it.
أعزِزْhow noble بهhe is طفلاًa child سيدرجُhe will take his first steps للعلىtoward the heights
أعزِزْ به طفلاً سيدرجُ للعلى
حتىuntil يُرىhe is seen رجلاًa man بفضلٍfor virtue يُعرَفhe is known
حتى يُرى رجلاً بفضلٍ يُعرَف
How noble a child he is, who will take his steps toward the heights,
Until he is seen as a man known for his virtue.
هتفتcried out لهfor him النُّعمَىblessing مؤرخةًmarking the date ألاَbehold
هتفت له النُّعمَى مؤرخةً ألاَ
بظهورwith the advent of أنطونٍAntoun يُبَشَّرis given glad tidings يوسفُYusuf
بظهور أنطونٍ يُبَشَّر يوسفُ
Blessing cried out for him, marking the date: “Behold,
At Antoun’s arrival, Yusuf is given glad tidings.”