أتىcame اليومtoday حاتمُHatim أهلpeople of النهىreason
أتى اليوم حاتمُ أهل النهى
علىas أنَّهhe is للندىfor generosity فاتحُan opener
على أنَّه للندى فاتحُ
Today has come the Hatim of the wise,
As one who opens the way to generosity.
أغرُّradiant-faced غداcame السعدُgood fortune لمَّاwhen استهلَّgave his first cry
أغرُّ غدا السعدُ لمَّا استهلَّ
وهوwhile it was لغرَّتهover his shining brow ماسحstroking
وهو لغرَّته ماسح
A radiant one: when he gave his first cry, Good Fortune came,
Stroking his shining brow.
وهنَّاand congratulated بهon him المجدُglory وفَّادهits visitors
وهنَّا به المجدُ وفَّاده
وبشرهاand gave them glad tidings الشرفhonor الواضحmanifest
وبشرها الشرف الواضح
And Glory congratulated its visitors on his birth,
And manifest Honor brought them glad tidings.
وقالواand they said جميعاًall together وقدand already أرخواrecorded the date
وقالوا جميعاً وقد أرخوا
نرىwe see وُلِدَwas born الخلفُthe heir الصالحُworthy
نرى وُلِدَ الخلفُ الصالحُ
And all together they said, recording the date:
We see: the worthy heir has been born.