بشرى بمولودٍ به ابتهجَ الزمنْ

بشرى بمولودٍ به ابتهجَ الزمنْ

وغدت تهنِّي المكرمات به الحسنْ

وغدت تهنِّي المكرمات به الحسنْ

Glad tidings of a newborn at whom time rejoiced!

Good tidings of a newborn who brings joy to time,

And noble virtues began congratulating Hasan on his birth.

And the virtuous women congratulate his beauty.

ولدته أمُّ المجد أبلج طاهراً

ولدته أمُّ المجد أبلج طاهراً

في الأرض ترضعه المعارف لا اللبنْ

في الأرض ترضعه المعارف لا اللبنْ

The mother of glory bore him, radiant and pure;

The mother of glory gave birth to him pure white,

On earth, learning suckles him, not milk.

On earth, knowledge, not milk, nurtures him.

فيه مخائلُ من أبيه وجدِّه

فيه مخائلُ من أبيه وجدِّه

يُخبرن أن سيطول عالية القنن

يُخبرن أن سيطول عالية القنن

In him are signs of promise from his father and grandfather;

In him are signs from his father and grandfather,

They foretell that he will reach the lofty summits.

Indicating his high rank will endure long.

وسيغتدي للحمد أشرف كاسبٍ

وسيغتدي للحمد أشرف كاسبٍ

وعلى كنوز المجد أكرم مؤتمن

وعلى كنوز المجد أكرم مؤتمن

And he will become the noblest earner of praise,

He will prosper to praise, the noblest winner,

And the noblest guardian entrusted with glory's treasures.

And most trusted keeper of the treasure of glory.

غصنٌ نمته دوحة الكرم التي

غصنٌ نمته دوحة الكرم التي

منها العفاةُ كم اجتنت ثمرَ المنن

منها العفاةُ كم اجتنت ثمرَ المنن

A branch nurtured by the great tree of generosity,

A branch grown by the palm tree of generosity,

From which supplicants have so often gathered fruits of favor.

From which the chaste have picked much ripe fruit of grace.

تتفيَّأ الأشرافُ باردَ ظلّها

تتفيَّأ الأشرافُ باردَ ظلّها

لتقيهمُ من حرِّ هاجرة المحن

لتقيهمُ من حرِّ هاجرة المحن

The nobles shelter in its cool shade,

The nobility enjoy its cool shade

That it may shield them from tribulations' scorching midday heat.

Protecting them from the burning heat of ordeals.

وكفاك بالحسن المهذَّب شاهداً

وكفاك بالحسن المهذَّب شاهداً

لقديمه بحديث مفخرة الحسن

لقديمه بحديث مفخرة الحسن

And refined Hasan is witness enough for you

It suffices that the refined Hasan is a witness,

To his longstanding worth, through Hasan's new source of pride.

To his ancestor, with the news of the pride of Hasan.

هذا الذي ملأ الزمان عوارفاً

هذا الذي ملأ الزمان عوارفاً

بالبعض منها عاشَ كلُّ بني الزمن

بالبعض منها عاشَ كلُّ بني الزمن

This is he who filled the age with benefactions;

He who filled time with good deeds,

On a portion of them, all the children of time have lived.

With some of them every age lived.

إن لم نوجِّه مدحنا وثناءنا

إن لم نوجِّه مدحنا وثناءنا

لمحمد الحسن الفعال فقل لمن

لمحمد الحسن الفعال فقل لمن

If we do not direct our praise and acclaim

If we do not direct our praise and eulogy

To Muhammad Hasan, noble in deeds, then say: to whom?

To Muhammad Hasan the doer, then to whom?

هو عقدُ فضلٍ زانَ عاطل عصره

هو عقدُ فضلٍ زانَ عاطل عصره

لو لم يهبه اللهُ عزَّ على الثمن

لو لم يهبه اللهُ عزَّ على الثمن

He is a necklace of excellence that adorned his unadorned age;

He is a pearl of virtue adorning his idle time,

Had God not bestowed him, no price could have bought him.

Had Allah not granted him honor beyond price.

يفديه مَن تلقاه يرحض ثوبه

يفديه مَن تلقاه يرحض ثوبه

يبغي نظافته وفي العرض الدرَن

يبغي نظافته وفي العرض الدرَن

May the man you find washing his garment be his ransom,

He'd be ransomed by whoever meets him, kissing his robe,

Seeking its cleanliness while filth clings to his honor.

Seeking its cleanliness, though free of any stain.

إن لذَّ لي فيه الثناءُ فإنَّه

إن لذَّ لي فيه الثناءُ فإنَّه

لألذُّ في عين المحبِّ من الوسن

لألذُّ في عين المحبِّ من الوسن

If praise of him delights me, it is surely

Though praise delights me, he

Sweeter to the lover's eye than drowsiness.

Is more delightful to a lover's eye than reed.

ندعوهُ يا ملكاً بكاعبة العُلى

ندعوهُ يا ملكاً بكاعبة العُلى

مَن سعدُ مولده بسعدكما اقترن

مَن سعدُ مولده بسعدكما اقترن

We hail him, O king with the maiden of glory:

We pray to him, O King, with high endeavor,

The one whose auspicious birth is joined to the good fortune of you both.

Blessed is he whose birth aligned with your fortune.

طربت وقد غنَّى البشير مؤرِّخاً

طربت وقد غنَّى البشير مؤرِّخاً

ولدتْ محمد صالحاً تقوى حسن

ولدتْ محمد صالحاً تقوى حسن

I rejoiced as the herald sang, giving the date:

I rejoiced and sang praises when the herald announced:

Hasan's piety has borne Muhammad Salih.

"Muhammad Saleh was born of pious beauty."