هَنيئاًMay it bring you joy أباO Abu (father of) الفضْلِal-Fadl الرِّضاfavor أوor أباO Abu (father of) زيدِZayd
هَنيئاً أبا الفضْلِ الرِّضا أو أبا زيدِ
وأُمِّنْتَand you were made safe منْfrom بَغْيٍoppression تخافُyou fear ومِنْand from كَيْدِintrigue
وأُمِّنْتَ منْ بَغْيٍ تخافُ ومِنْ كَيْدِ
May favor bring you joy, Abu al-Fadl—or Abu Zayd!
Congratulations Abu Al-Fadl Ar-Rida or Abu Zayd
And you have been made safe from the oppression you fear and from intrigue,
You are safe from the harm you fear and from plots
بِطالِعِby a rising star يُمْنٍauspiciousness صالَexcelled فيin السّعْدِgood fortune شأوُهُhis reach
بِطالِعِ يُمْنٍ صالَ في السّعْدِ شأوُهُ
فَماfor not هوَhe منْof عَمْرِوAmr الرِّجالِmen ولاnor زَيْدِZayd
فَما هوَ منْ عَمْرِو الرِّجالِ ولا زَيْدِ
By an auspicious rising star whose reach excelled in good fortune;
With auspicious rising fortune excelling in happiness
For he is no mere Amr or Zayd among men.
It is not from the lifetime of men nor Zayd
وقيِّدْand tether بشُكْرِwith thanks to اللهِGod أنعُمُهُHis blessings التيwhich
وقيِّدْ بشُكْرِ اللهِ أنعُمُهُ التي
أوابِدُهاtheir untamed ones تأبىrefuse سِوىexcept الشُّكْرgratitude منْany قَيْدِa tether
أوابِدُها تأبى سِوى الشُّكْر منْ قَيْدِ
And with thanks to God, tether His blessings, whose
And restrict with gratitude to Allah His gifts
Untamed ones refuse any tether but gratitude.
Its everlasting blessings refuse any restriction except gratitude