هَنيتَmay you be blessed عَبدَservant of اللَهِGod وافاكَcame to you المُناthe wishes
هَنيتَ عَبدَ اللَهِ وافاكَ المُنا
وَرُزِقتُand I was blessed ياO بُشرىglad tidings بِخَيرِwith the best of بَنِيِّهِhis children
وَرُزِقتُ يا بُشرى بِخَيرِ بَنِيِّهِ
Congratulations, Abdullah—your wishes have come true.
And I was blessed—what glad tidings!—with the finest of his children.
العِزُّhonor والاهاbefriended her وَلازشمand [unclear word] مَهدَهاher cradle
العِزُّ والاها وَلازشم مَهدَها
سَعدُfortune of السُعودِfortunes وَهَكَذاand thus الذَرِيَّهoffspring
سَعدُ السُعودِ وَهَكَذا الذَرِيَّه
Honor befriended her, and [unclear verb] her cradle
Sa‘d al-Su‘ud, the Fortune of Fortunes—and such should offspring be.
لاno غَروَwonder إِنif سَمَّيتَهاyou named her دُرِّيَهDurriyya (pearly)
لا غَروَ إِن سَمَّيتَها دُرِّيَه
حَيثُsince الثُرَياThurayya (the Pleiades) أُختُهاher sister البَكرِيَّهthe firstborn
حَيثُ الثُرَيا أُختُها البَكرِيَّه
No wonder if you named her Durriyya,
Since Thurayya is her firstborn sister.
فَأَنِسَso he found joy بِهاin her وَاِرقُبand await لَهاfor her مُستَقبَلاًa future
فَأَنِسَ بِها وَاِرقُب لَها مُستَقبَلاً
حَسَناًfair يَدومُlasts بِعيشَةٍwith a life مَرضِيَّهpleasing
حَسَناً يَدومُ بِعيشَةٍ مَرضِيَّه
So he found joy in her; and await for her a future
Fair and enduring, with a life of contentment.
فَيدُso the hand of العُلاglory وَفَقاin accord إِلىto ميلادِهاher birth
فَيدُ العُلا وَفَقا إِلى ميلادِها
جَعَلَتmade كَواكِبُthe stars of سَعدِهاher good fortune دُرَّيَهpearl-bright
جَعَلَت كَواكِبُ سَعدِها دُرَّيَه
So the hand of glory, in accord with her birth,
Has made the stars of her fortune pearl-bright.