ما بالُ نَجمِ العُلا قَد لاحَ مُؤتَلَفا

ما بالُ نَجمِ العُلا قَد لاحَ مُؤتَلَفا

وَاِنجُمِ المَجدَ قَد زادَتهُ تَأليفا

وَاِنجُمِ المَجدَ قَد زادَتهُ تَأليفا

Why has the star of lofty glory shone in harmony,

Why has the star of glory risen assembled,

And the stars of glory increased its harmony?

And the stars of honor increased its composition?

وَما لَنا نَجِدُ الأَفراحَ شامِلَةً

وَما لَنا نَجِدُ الأَفراحَ شامِلَةً

وَالبِشرُ قَد مَلَأَ البُلدانَ وَالريفا

وَالبِشرُ قَد مَلَأَ البُلدانَ وَالريفا

And why do we find joys all-embracing,

Why do we find joy all-encompassing,

And gladness filling the towns and countryside,

And good news has filled the lands and countryside?

وَبُلبُلُ الأُنسِ يَشدو بَينَنا طَرَباً

وَبُلبُلُ الأُنسِ يَشدو بَينَنا طَرَباً

وَلا نَرى في مَجالِ الحَظِّ تَكليفا

وَلا نَرى في مَجالِ الحَظِّ تَكليفا

And the nightingale of fellowship singing joyfully among us,

The nightingale of companionship sings to us enchantingly,

And see no burden in the realm of fortune?

Yet we see no obligation in the realm of fortune.

هَذا لِأَنَّ شَريفَ النَفسِ أَكرَمَها

هَذا لِأَنَّ شَريفَ النَفسِ أَكرَمَها

مَن لَيسَ يَحتاجُ تِبياناً وَتَوصيفا

مَن لَيسَ يَحتاجُ تِبياناً وَتَوصيفا

This is because the noble-souled, the noblest of souls—

This is because the noble soul has honored it,

One who needs no clarification or description—

One who needs no explanation or description.

بِرَطوِ هُنا الشَهمُ إِبراهيمَ مَن عَرَفَت

بِرَطوِ هُنا الشَهمُ إِبراهيمَ مَن عَرَفَت

وَعَرَفَت قَدرَهُ العَلياءَ تَقريفا

وَعَرَفَت قَدرَهُ العَلياءَ تَقريفا

Biraṭw here, the gallant Ibrahim, known

With this verse the valiant Ibrahim is known,

To lofty glory, which has recognized his worth [unclear: taqrīfan],

And the supreme have known his lofty merit.

قَد خَصَّ بِالفَخرِ وَالعَبّاسِ أَتحُفَهُ

قَد خَصَّ بِالفَخرِ وَالعَبّاسِ أَتحُفَهُ

بِميرميرانِ إِكراماً وَمَعروفا

بِميرميرانِ إِكراماً وَمَعروفا

Has been singled out for honor, and al-Abbas has bestowed upon him

He has been distinguished with pride and al-Abbas adorns him,

The title Mir-i Miran, as an honor and a kindness.

With kindness and benevolence through Mirmiran.

وَطالَعَ السَعدُ قَد وافى يُؤَرِّخُها

وَطالَعَ السَعدُ قَد وافى يُؤَرِّخُها

بِرَطوِهِ باشا رَقا عِزّاً وَتَشريفا

بِرَطوِهِ باشا رَقا عِزّاً وَتَشريفا

And fortune's ascendant has arrived to record its date:

And good fortune has coincided to date it,

"Biraṭwih Pasha rose in glory and honor."

With this verse, Pasha Rak'a, honor and ennoblement.