اِبشِرrejoice بِعِزٍّin glory مُخَلَّدِeverlasting
اِبشِر بِعِزٍّ مُخَلَّدِ
وَاِشكُرand give thanks لِرَبِّكَto your lord أَحمَدِAhmad
وَاِشكُر لِرَبِّكَ أَحمَدِ
Rejoice in everlasting glory.
Receive the glad tidings of immortal glory,
And give thanks to your lord, Ahmad.
And give thanks to your Lord, O Ahmad.
وَدُمand remain حَليفَan ally of المَعاليlofty honors
وَدُم حَليفَ المَعالي
فيin مُسنَدٍa seat فَوقَabove مُسنَدِa seat
في مُسنَدٍ فَوقَ مُسنَدِ
And remain an ally of lofty honors,
The blood of the exalted is your ally,
On a seat above another seat,
In a position higher than any position,
حَتّىuntil تَكونَyou become وَزيراًa minister
حَتّى تَكونَ وَزيراً
إِنif لَمnot يَكُنthere is ثُمَّthere أَزيدِsomething greater
إِن لَم يَكُن ثُمَّ أَزيدِ
Until you become a minister,
Until you become a minister,
If there is nothing higher still.
Or even more, if that were not enough.
وَسُدand rule بِجُدِكَthrough your good fortune فيناamong us
وَسُد بِجُدِكَ فينا
وَدُسand trample عَلىupon مَنwhoever تَمَرَّدِhas rebelled
وَدُس عَلى مَن تَمَرَّدِ
And rule among us through your good fortune,
With your excellence, fulfil our needs,
And trample upon whoever has rebelled.
And subdue those who rebel.
وَاِشرَبand drink كُؤوسَcups of التَهانيcongratulations
وَاِشرَب كُؤوسَ التَهاني
وَمِزand stand out بِاليَمَنِthrough blessing وَالجَدِand good fortune
وَمِز بِاليَمَنِ وَالجَدِ
And drink the cups of congratulations,
Drink the cups of congratulations,
And stand out through blessing and good fortune.
And enjoy goodness and generosity.
وَاِعلَمand know بِأَنَّthat العَواديmisfortunes
وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ العَوادي
عَنِfrom السُهاSuha مِنكَfrom you أَبعَدِfarther away
عَنِ السُها مِنكَ أَبعَدِ
And know that misfortunes
Know that misfortunes
Are farther from you than Suha.
Are far from you.
وَلَيسَand there is not إِلّاexcept هَناءًhappiness
وَلَيسَ إِلّا هَناءً
وَرَغدَand ease of عَيشٍliving يُجَدَّدِis renewed
وَرَغدَ عَيشٍ يُجَدَّدِ
And there is only happiness,
There is only joy
And a life of ease renewed,
And a life that is ever renewed,
مُبَشِّراًheralding بِأَمانِhopes
مُبَشِّراً بِأَمانِ
خَيرِيَةٍbenevolent تَتَرَدَّدِthat recur
خَيرِيَةٍ تَتَرَدَّدِ
Heralding hopes
Bringing the glad tidings of security
Of goodness, ever recurring,
And continuous blessings,
وَنِعمَةًand a blessing لَيسَnot تَفنىperishes
وَنِعمَةً لَيسَ تَفنى
وَغِبطَةًand bliss لاnot تُحَدَّدِis bounded
وَغِبطَةً لا تُحَدَّدِ
And a blessing that never perishes,
And favors that do not fade,
And bliss that knows no bounds.
And joys that know no bounds.
فَالدَهرُfor time بِالخَيرِin bringing good موفِfaithful
فَالدَهرُ بِالخَيرِ موفِ
ماضٍpast وَآتٍand coming وَلِأَحدِand for anyone
ماضٍ وَآتٍ وَلِأَحدِ
For time is faithful in bringing good,
For time brings only good -
Past and future, and for anyone.
Past, present and for anyone.
وَالمَرءُand a person لاno شَكَّdoubt يَلقىencounters
وَالمَرءُ لا شَكَّ يَلقى
مِنَfrom دَهرِهِhis time ماwhat تَعودِhe has grown accustomed to
مِنَ دَهرِهِ ما تَعودِ
And a person surely encounters
And man will surely encounter
From his time what he has grown accustomed to.
What he is accustomed to from his time.
مَولايَmy lord يُبقيكَmay he preserve you مَلجاas a refuge
مَولايَ يُبقيكَ مَلجا
لِكُلِّfor all ماthat هَمَّone resolves يَقصِدِone seeks
لِكُلِّ ما هَمَّ يَقصِدِ
May my lord preserve you as a refuge
My lord will keep you a refuge
For all that one resolves to seek.
For all that you intend.
وَأَنتَand you بِالسَعدِwith good fortune أَرخَrecord the date
وَأَنتَ بِالسَعدِ أَرخَ
عامَa year سَنيsplendid لِأَحمَدِfor Ahmad
عامَ سَني لِأَحمَدِ
And you, with good fortune, record the date:
And you are, with your good fortune, adorned
“A splendid year for Ahmad.”
With a happy year, O Ahmad.