لَكَfor you البُشرىglad tidings فَمولدكfor your birthday المُنيفُexalted
لَكَ البُشرى فَمولدك المُنيفُ
لَهُto it إقبالكyour good fortune الأَسنىmost radiant حَليفُan ally
لَهُ إقبالك الأَسنى حَليفُ
Glad tidings to you, for your exalted birthday
has your most radiant good fortune as its ally.
وَمصركand your Egypt فيin الدُعاءprayer تَقولsays رَبيmy Lord
وَمصرك في الدُعاء تَقول رَبي
ليfor me احفظهpreserve him فَإِنَّكَfor indeed You بيtoward me لَطيفkind
لي احفظه فَإِنَّكَ بي لَطيف
And your Egypt says in prayer, “My Lord,
preserve him for me, for You are kind to me.
وَأَيدهand strengthen him بِنصركwith Your victory حَيثsince أَحياrevived
وَأَيده بِنصرك حَيث أَحيا
رُسوميmy traditions رَأيُthe judgment دَولتِهِof his government الحَصيفsound
رُسومي رَأيُ دَولتِهِ الحَصيف
And strengthen him with Your victory, for restored to life
were my traditions through his government's sound judgment.”
وَخلدand immortalized عيدهhis festival ماwhat قلتI said أَرخrecord the date
وَخلد عيده ما قلت أَرخ
سَعيدSa‘id (fortunate) العَصرof the age مَوسمهhis festival شَريفnoble
سَعيد العَصر مَوسمه شَريف
And what I said immortalized his festival: “Record the date:
Sa‘id of the age—his festival is noble.”