أَياO خَيرَbest مَنthose whom رَقىraised العَزيزَal-Aziz (the Mighty One) لِرُتبَةٍto a rank
أَيا خَيرَ مَن رَقى العَزيزَ لِرُتبَةٍ
وَياand O خَيرَbest مَنthose whose حازَتgained سَناهُhis radiance المَحاكِمُthe courts
وَيا خَيرَ مَن حازَت سَناهُ المَحاكِمُ
O best of those whom al-Aziz has raised to a rank,
And O best of those whose radiance the courts have gained,
أُهَنّيكَI congratulate you بِالعَلياءِon eminence تَصحَبُهاaccompany it المُنىhopes
أُهَنّيكَ بِالعَلياءِ تَصحَبُها المُنى
وَاِمنَحكَand I offer you البُشرىglad tidings فَعِزُّكَfor your glory دائِمُenduring
وَاِمنَحكَ البُشرى فَعِزُّكَ دائِمُ
I congratulate you on eminence, which hopes accompany,
And offer you glad tidings, for your glory endures.
وَذَلِكَand that فَضلُbounty اللَهِof God يُؤتيهِHe bestows it يَشاHe wills
وَذَلِكَ فَضلُ اللَهِ يُؤتيهِ يَشا
وَأَنتَand you بِهِof it أَحرىmore deserving عُدَّتُكَyour resources المَظالِمُgrievances
وَأَنتَ بِهِ أَحرى عُدَّتُكَ المَظالِمُ
And that is God's bounty; He bestows it as He wills.
And you are more deserving of it; grievances are your resources.
وَهاكَand here for you لِسانُtongue الدَهرِof Time يَشدوsings وَمُؤَرِّخاًand recording the date
وَهاكَ لِسانُ الدَهرِ يَشدو وَمُؤَرِّخاً
لِأَحمَدَfor Ahmad خَيريKhayri المَجدِglory وَالسَعدِand good fortune قائِمُenduring
لِأَحمَدَ خَيري المَجدِ وَالسَعدِ قائِمُ
And here for you is Time's tongue, singing and recording the date:
For Ahmad Khayri, glory and good fortune endure.