تبسمsmiled منfrom روضthe garden of الأقاحdaisies زهورهُits blossoms
تبسم من روض الأقاح زهورهُ
فلاحَso shone علىupon وجهthe face of الفلاحِthe farmer سرورهُhis joy
فلاحَ على وجه الفلاحِ سرورهُ
From the daisy garden, its blossoms smiled;
The roses of the meadow smile with joy,
So his joy shone upon the farmer's face.
Lighting the face of the farmer with their glee.
وأقبلand arrived محمودٌMahmoud وطالعand the rising star of سعدهُhis good fortune
وأقبل محمودٌ وطالع سعدهُ
تلألأsparkled فيon أفْقthe horizon of المسرةjoy نورهُits light
تلألأ في أفْق المسرة نورهُ
And Mahmoud arrived, and his star of good fortune—
And Mahmoud comes, his good fortune in sight,
Its light sparkled on the horizon of joy.
Its light shimmering on the horizon of joy.
أتىhe came ليلةthe eve of الأضحىEid al-Adha فأضحىand so became بيمنهthrough his auspiciousness
أتى ليلة الأضحى فأضحى بيمنه
مباسُمهhis smiling lips مفترةٌparted in smiles وثغورهُand his mouths
مباسُمه مفترةٌ وثغورهُ
He came on the eve of Eid al-Adha, and through his auspicious presence,
On the eve of Eid, he made his sacrifice,
His lips and mouths were now parted in smiles.
His smiling mouth and lips opened wide.
وجاءand came عليًّاto Ali وافدthe herald of البشرjoy سالماًsafe and sound
وجاء عليًّا وافد البشر سالماً
يؤرخهmarks its date محمودMahmoud عيدٌa feast ظهورهُhis appearance
يؤرخه محمود عيدٌ ظهورهُ
And the herald of joy came safely to Ali,
And Ali came, humanity's welcome guest,
Its date is marked: 'Mahmoud—his appearance is a feast.'
His coming marked by Mahmoud as the feast's dawn.