ربىhills العلياءِlofty glory ضاءَتshone إذwhen تهنّتrejoiced
ربى العلياءِ ضاءَت إذ تهنّت
بمولودٍat a newborn كريمٍnoble خيرthe finest نجلِson
بمولودٍ كريمٍ خير نجلِ
The hills of glory shone as they rejoiced
My Lord, the Exalted One, shone when She was graced
At a noble newborn, the finest son.
With a noble newborn, the best son
سماrose high عندat الولادةbirth فيamid سعودgood fortune
سما عند الولادة في سعود
فأصبحand so became للسيادةfor lordship خيرthe finest نجلson
فأصبح للسيادة خير نجل
At birth he rose amid good fortune,
Named at birth in Saud
And became the finest son fit for lordship.
Thus the best son was born for sovereignty
سنيّsplendid المجدglory ساميlofty الجدfortune شبلٌa lion cub
سنيّ المجد سامي الجد شبلٌ
سليلscion غضنفرٍa mighty lion بلnay, rather بحرa sea بذلgenerosity
سليل غضنفرٍ بل بحر بذل
A lion cub of splendid glory and exalted fortune,
Of glorious fame, lofty lineage, a cub
The scion of a mighty lion—nay, of a sea of generosity.
A scion of Ghudnfar rather an ocean of generosity
نباهيwe take pride فيin أبٍa father شهمٍgallant بشيرٍBashir
نباهي في أبٍ شهمٍ بشيرٍ
همامٍvaliant جنبلاطيٍّof the Jumblatt family بأصلby ancestry
همامٍ جنبلاطيٍّ بأصل
We take pride in a gallant father, Bashir,
We pride in a courageous father, a harbinger
A valiant man of Jumblatt ancestry.
A Jumblatt of resolve, of origin
ألاbehold! فاكرمthen how noble! بخيرwith the finest أبٍfather وبابنٍand with a son
ألا فاكرم بخير أبٍ وبابنٍ
فنعمfor splendid is الليثthe lion أنجبsired خيرthe finest شبلa lion cub
فنعم الليث أنجب خير شبل
Behold, how noble are the finest father and his son!
Behold, so honor with the best the father and the son
For splendid is the lion who sired the finest cub.
For what a fine lion sired the best cub
رعاهmay He watch over him اللَهGod والأنجالand the sons جمعاًall together
رعاه اللَه والأنجال جمعاً
بعمرٍwith a life زايدٍincreasing فيin كلevery حولِyear
بعمرٍ زايدٍ في كل حولِ
May God watch over him and all the sons together,
May God protect him and all the generations
With a life lengthened with each passing year.
With an increasing age, every year
يهنئكmay He gladden you الإلهGod بهin him فأرّخthen record the date
يهنئك الإله به فأرّخ
لاسماعيلfor Ismail يزهوshines كلevery فضلِvirtue
لاسماعيل يزهو كل فضلِ
May God grant you joy in him; then record the date:
God blesses you with him, so record
For Ismail, every virtue shines.
That Ismail blossoms with all grace