أَنورُIs it light نُجومٍof stars أَمor سَناthe radiance برقِof lightning طَلعةِof a countenance
أَنورُ نُجومٍ أَم سَنا برقِ طَلعةِ
بَداappeared فيin رَبيعٍspring فَاِزدَرىand so scoffed بِالأَهلةِat the crescent moons
بَدا في رَبيعٍ فَاِزدَرى بِالأَهلةِ
Is it starlight, or a countenance's lightning gleam,
That appeared in spring and scoffed at the crescent moons?
أَمor الشَمسthe sun مِنهاfrom it البَدرthe full moon أَشرقshone وَجههits face
أَم الشَمس مِنها البَدر أَشرق وَجهه
فَزادَand so grew ضِياءin radiance وَازدهاءand splendor بِبَهجةwith delight
فَزادَ ضِياء وَازدهاء بِبَهجة
Or is it the sun, from which the full moon's face shone,
And grew in radiance and splendor with delight?
أَمor الأنورthe most radiant المختارthe chosen ذوpossessor of السَعدgood fortune مُصطَفىMustafa
أَم الأنور المختار ذو السَعد مُصطَفى
أَتىcame بِبَديعwith a marvel of الحسنbeauty منfrom خيرthe noblest بضعةpiece of flesh
أَتى بِبَديع الحسن من خير بضعة
Or is it Mustafa, the most radiant, the chosen, the fortunate,
Who brought a marvel of beauty from the noblest flesh?
فَأَصبَحand so became هذاthis السبطmaternal grandson يَزهوtakes pride بجدّهin his grandfather
فَأَصبَح هذا السبط يَزهو بجدّه
أَبيAbu (father of) المَجدglory حاجيHaji ذيpossessed of النَدىgenerosity وَالفتوّةand chivalry
أَبي المَجد حاجي ذي النَدى وَالفتوّة
Thus this grandson came to take pride in his grandfather,
Abu al-Majd Haji, a man of generosity and chivalry.
وَفيand in مصرهhis Egypt الغَرّاءthe resplendent طالعthe rising star سَعدهof his good fortune
وَفي مصره الغَرّاء طالع سَعده
بعصرin the age of سعيدSa'id لاحshone فيon أُفقa horizon صفوةof purity
بعصر سعيد لاح في أُفق صفوة
And in his resplendent Egypt, the rising star of his fortune
Shone in Sa'id's age, on a horizon of purity.
فَقُلتso I said أَهنِّيI congratulate بِالولادon the birth مؤرخاًrecording the date
فَقُلت أَهنِّي بِالولاد مؤرخاً
عَليٌّAli حُبِيwas granted مَدحاًpraise بِأَشرَفfor the noblest طَلعةadvent
عَليٌّ حُبِي مَدحاً بِأَشرَف طَلعة
So I said, offering birth congratulations and recording the date:
Ali was graced with praise for the noblest advent.