يُهَنِّئُكَ المَملوكُ بِالعَشرِ وَالشَهرِ

يُهَنِّئُكَ المَملوكُ بِالعَشرِ وَالشَهرِ

وَبِالعيدِ عيدِ النَحرِ يا مَلِكَ العَصرِ

وَبِالعيدِ عيدِ النَحرِ يا مَلِكَ العَصرِ

Your servant congratulates you on the ten days and the month,

The slave congratulates you on the tenth, the month

and on the feast—the Feast of Sacrifice—O king of the age.

And on the Feast of Sacrifice, O King of the Age

وَيُنهي إِلى العِلمِ الشَريفِ بِأَنَّهُ

وَيُنهي إِلى العِلمِ الشَريفِ بِأَنَّهُ

عَلى قَدَمِ الإِخلاصِ في السِرِّ وَالجَهرِ

عَلى قَدَمِ الإِخلاصِ في السِرِّ وَالجَهرِ

And brings to your noble attention that he

And he concludes with the noble knowledge that

stands firm in sincere devotion, in private and in public.

You are true and sincere openly and in secret

وَها أَنا ذا أَدعو لَكَ اللَهَ دائِماً

وَها أَنا ذا أَدعو لَكَ اللَهَ دائِماً

مَعَ الصَلَواتِ الخَمسِ وَالشَفعِ وَالوِترِ

مَعَ الصَلَواتِ الخَمسِ وَالشَفعِ وَالوِترِ

And here I am, praying to God for you always,

And here I am, praying to God for you always

during the five prayers, and the even- and odd-numbered prayers.

With the five prayers, the sunnah, and the witr

وَآمَلُ أَنّي إِن أَعِش لَكَ مُدَّةً

وَآمَلُ أَنّي إِن أَعِش لَكَ مُدَّةً

سَتَبقى لَكَ الأَيّامُ في طَيِّبِ الذِكرِ

سَتَبقى لَكَ الأَيّامُ في طَيِّبِ الذِكرِ

And I hope that, if I live a while in your service,

And I hope that if I live for you for some time

your days will live on in fond remembrance.

You will remain in pleasant memory

وَإِنّي لَأَرجو أَنَّ جودَكَ شامِلي

وَإِنّي لَأَرجو أَنَّ جودَكَ شامِلي

قَريباً عَلى قَدرِ اِهتِمامَكَ لا قَدري

قَريباً عَلى قَدرِ اِهتِمامَكَ لا قَدري

And I earnestly hope that your generosity will embrace me

And I do hope your generosity will encompass me

soon, in proportion to your concern, not my worth.

Soon according to your care for me, not my worth

وَإِنَّكَ إِن أَولَيتَني مِنكَ أَنعُماً

وَإِنَّكَ إِن أَولَيتَني مِنكَ أَنعُماً

فَإِنّي مَلِيٌّ بِالدُعاءِ وَبِالشُكرِ

فَإِنّي مَلِيٌّ بِالدُعاءِ وَبِالشُكرِ

And indeed, if you grant me favors of your own,

And indeed if you favor me with your boons

then I am well able to offer prayers and thanks.

Then I will be devoted to prayers and thanks for you

تَشُدُّ بِها أَزري وَتَقوى بِها يَدي

تَشُدُّ بِها أَزري وَتَقوى بِها يَدي

تُعِزُّ بِها قَدري تُزيدُ بِها وَقري

تُعِزُّ بِها قَدري تُزيدُ بِها وَقري

You strengthen my back with them, and through them my hand grows strong;

They will strengthen my resolve and empower my hand

with them you exalt my standing; with them you increase my dignity.

Increase my worth and multiply my dignity

لَعَلَّ الَّذي في أَوَّلِ العُمرِ فاتَني

لَعَلَّ الَّذي في أَوَّلِ العُمرِ فاتَني

تُعَوِّضُنيهِ أَنتَ في آخِرِ العُمرِ

تُعَوِّضُنيهِ أَنتَ في آخِرِ العُمرِ

Perhaps for what passed me by at life's beginning,

What missed me in the spring of life

you yourself will compensate me at life's end.

May you compensate it for me in its autumn

وَيالَيتَ أَعمارَ الأَنامِ لَكَ الفِدا

وَيالَيتَ أَعمارَ الأَنامِ لَكَ الفِدا

وَأَوَّلُهُم عُمري وَأَسبَقُهُم ذِكري

وَأَوَّلُهُم عُمري وَأَسبَقُهُم ذِكري

And would that the lives of all people were a ransom for you,

Would that the lives of all people be sacrificed for you

and my life would be first among them, and my name the first to be mentioned.

And my life be the first of them in mentioning you