مَوْلايَmy lord دُمْremain بَيْنَamong المُلُوكِthe kings
مَوْلايَ دُمْ بَيْنَ المُلُوكِ
الأَيِّدِينَthe mighty رَفِيعَexalted شَأْنِstanding
الأَيِّدِينَ رَفِيعَ شَأْنِ
My lord, remain among kings,
The mighty—exalted in rank.
وَوَلِيُّand the heir عَهْدِكَyour succession فِيin ظِلالِthe shade of
وَوَلِيُّ عَهْدِكَ فِي ظِلالِ
أَبِيهِhis father فِيin عِزٍّhonor وَأَمْنِand safety
أَبِيهِ فِي عِزٍّ وَأَمْنِ
And your heir, in the shade
Of his father, in honor and safety,
يَنْمُوgrows وَيَأْوِيand seeks refuge مِنْكَfrom you فِيin
يَنْمُو وَيَأْوِي مِنْكَ فِي
رَغْدٍcomfort إِلَىto الصَّدْرِthe breast الأَحَنِّthe most tender
رَغْدٍ إِلَى الصَّدْرِ الأَحَنِّ
Grows and finds refuge with you, in
Comfort, against the tenderest breast.
هِبَةٌa gift مِنَfrom اللهِGod الكَرِيمِthe Generous
هِبَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ الكَرِيمِ
أَتَتْit came عَلَىaccording to قَدَرِthe measure of التَّمَنِّيwishing
أَتَتْ عَلَى قَدَرِ التَّمَنِّي
A gift from God, the Generous,
That came in just the measure wished for.
ِقْبَالُthe arrival of مَوْلُودِكَyour newborn السَّعِيدِthe fortunate
ِقْبَالُ مَوْلُودِكَ السَّعِيدِ
إِقْبَالُthe arrival of عِيدٍa festival وَأَيُّand what a عِيدِfestival
إِقْبَالُ عِيدٍ وَأَيُّ عِيدِ
The arrival of your fortunate newborn
Is a festival’s arrival—and what a festival!
كَأَنَّهُas though he سُلَّwas drawn out مِنْfrom حَشَانَاour innermost being
كَأَنَّهُ سُلَّ مِنْ حَشَانَا
ذَاكَthat one الَّذِيwho هَلَّappeared مِنْfrom بَعِيدِafar
ذَاكَ الَّذِي هَلَّ مِنْ بَعِيدِ
As though he had been drawn from our innermost being—
That one who appeared from afar.
هَنِيئاًcongratulations أَيُّهَاO المَلِكُthe king المُفَدَّىthe one we would die for
هَنِيئاً أَيُّهَا المَلِكُ المُفَدَّى
لَكَto you الوَلَدُthe son الَّذِيwhom تُولِيهِyou entrust him with عَهْدَاa pledge of succession
لَكَ الوَلَدُ الَّذِي تُولِيهِ عَهْدَا
Congratulations, O king we would give our lives for,
On the son to whom you entrust the succession.
أَهَلَّhe appeared فَكَانَand so he was إِقْبَالاًprosperity وَسَعْدَاand good fortune
أَهَلَّ فَكَانَ إِقْبَالاً وَسَعْدَا
بِهِthrough him تَزْدَادُyou increase إِقْبَالاًin prosperity وَسَعْدَاand good fortune
بِهِ تَزْدَادُ إِقْبَالاً وَسَعْدَا
He appeared, bringing prosperity and good fortune;
Through him, you gain in prosperity and good fortune.