يا خَير مَولود لِأَشرَف والدِ

يا خَير مَولود لِأَشرَف والدِ

وَأَجل مَسعود بِمَجدٍ تالدِ

وَأَجل مَسعود بِمَجدٍ تالدِ

O finest offspring of the noblest father,

O best of those given birth, to the noblest father,

And most illustrious one blessed with ancestral glory,

And most auspicious, blessed with enduring glory,

بُشراك يا رَب الذَكاء بِبضعةٍ

بُشراك يا رَب الذَكاء بِبضعةٍ

لاحَت كَشمس تَزدَري بِفَراقد

لاحَت كَشمس تَزدَري بِفَراقد

Good tidings to you, O master of intelligence, of a child of your own flesh and blood:

Good tidings to you, O Lord of intellect, for a girl

She shone like a sun that scorns the Farqad stars.

Has shone like a sun disdaining parting,

وَبَدَت مُتوّجة بِتاج مَحاسن

وَبَدَت مُتوّجة بِتاج مَحاسن

يَزهو سَناها في سَماء مَحامد

يَزهو سَناها في سَماء مَحامد

And she appeared crowned with a crown of beauties;

And appeared crowned with a diadem of beauties,

Her radiance shines in a heaven of praise.

Its youth blooming in a sky of praises,

فَسَمَت بِطَلعَتِها عَلى أَترابِها

فَسَمَت بِطَلعَتِها عَلى أَترابِها

في يَوم أنسٍ بِالمَسرة عائد

في يَوم أنسٍ بِالمَسرة عائد

So with her countenance she rose above her peers,

With its rising over its peers

On a day of delight that returned with gladness.

On a day of intimacy, returning in joy,

وَالسَعد في المِيلاد قال مُؤرِّخاً

وَالسَعد في المِيلاد قال مُؤرِّخاً

جاءَت حَميدة مِن كَريم ماجد

جاءَت حَميدة مِن كَريم ماجد

And Fortune spoke at her birth, marking the date:

And good fortune in birth, the chronicler said

Hamida was born to a generous, illustrious man.

A praiseworthy one came from a generous glorious one,

وَرقت بِأَفضل نسبةٍ مَرفوعة

وَرقت بِأَفضل نسبةٍ مَرفوعة

لَكَ في البَرية يا مَلاذ الوافد

لَكَ في البَرية يا مَلاذ الوافد

And she rose through the finest lineage, traced

She budded with the finest high lineage

To you among mankind, O refuge of the visitor.

For you among all humanity, O refuge of the visitor,

يا مَن بِفطنتك الرياضة لَم تَزَل

يا مَن بِفطنتك الرياضة لَم تَزَل

تَعلو بِأَعمالٍ وَحُسن فَوائد

تَعلو بِأَعمالٍ وَحُسن فَوائد

O you, through whose acumen mathematics has never ceased

O you whose discernment and cultivation never ceased

To advance through works and fine benefits.

To rise with deeds and excellent benefits,

وَبِكَ المَعارف وَالعُلوم تَرشحت

وَبِكَ المَعارف وَالعُلوم تَرشحت

بِرَسائلٍ مَشحونة بِفَرائد

بِرَسائلٍ مَشحونة بِفَرائد

And through you, learning and the sciences were fostered

And through you knowledge and sciences poured forth

With treatises filled with rare gems.

With missives laden with gems,

وَبِكَ المُروءة يا اِبن إِبراهيم قَد

وَبِكَ المُروءة يا اِبن إِبراهيم قَد

نَشرت لِواها فَوقَ هامة قاصد

نَشرت لِواها فَوقَ هامة قاصد

And through you, chivalry, O son of Ibrahim, has

And through you, O son of Abraham, chivalry

Unfurled its banner above a seeker's head.

Has spread its banners above the endeavoring throng,

لا زلت مَشمولاً بِنعمة شاكر

لا زلت مَشمولاً بِنعمة شاكر

شُكراً يَزيد عَلى الدَوام وَحامد

شُكراً يَزيد عَلى الدَوام وَحامد

May you ever remain enfolded in blessing, thankful

You remain covered in blessing, thanking,

With gratitude that grows continually, and offering praise,

Thanks that increase forever, and praising,

ما فازَت الطُلاب مِنكَ بِحكمة

ما فازَت الطُلاب مِنكَ بِحكمة

يَمنيةٍ فيها الرَشادُ لِفائد

يَمنيةٍ فيها الرَشادُ لِفائد

As long as students gain from you wisdom

How the students won wisdom from you,

Of Yemen, in which lies right guidance for a learner.

Rightly guiding, containing benefit.