ياO أَوحَدpeerless one الدَهرof all time مجدglory وَفيand in شَرَفhonor
يا أَوحَد الدَهر مجد وَفي شَرَف
وَمُفرَدand unrivaled one العَصرof the age فيin سَعدgood fortune وَفيand in تَرَفluxury
وَمُفرَد العَصر في سَعد وَفي تَرَف
O peerless one of all time in glory and honor,
and the age’s unrivaled one in good fortune and luxury,
لَكَyours السُرورjoy بِنجلin a son تَحتَbeneath طرّتهhis forelock
لَكَ السُرور بِنجل تَحتَ طرّته
بَدرٌa full moon وَلَكنهand yet he يَسموrises عَنabove الكلفthe moon’s dark markings
بَدرٌ وَلَكنه يَسمو عَن الكلف
joy be yours in a son beneath whose forelock
is a full moon, yet he rises above its dark markings.
جادَتgave generously بِهِwith him لَكَto you شَمسٌa sun كادَalmost يسترهاveils her
جادَت بِهِ لَكَ شَمسٌ كادَ يسترها
لَولاكbut for you غَيمa cloud قَلىof hatred مِنfrom كُلevery ذيpossessor of سخفfoolishness
لَولاك غَيم قَلى مِن كُل ذي سخف
A sun bestowed him upon you; she would have been all but veiled,
but for you, by a cloud of hatred from every fool.
وَالدَهرand fate عاندopposed أَعداهاher enemies وَسالمهاand made peace with her
وَالدَهر عاند أَعداها وَسالمها
فَلمso ... not يَنالواthey gained سِوىexcept الحرمانdeprivation وَالأَسَفand regret
فَلم يَنالوا سِوى الحرمان وَالأَسَف
And fate opposed her enemies and made peace with her,
so they gained nothing but deprivation and regret.
وَالسَعدand good fortune جاءَكَcame to you بِالبُشرىwith glad tidings وَأَرخهand dated it
وَالسَعد جاءَكَ بِالبُشرى وَأَرخه
محمدMuhammad خَيرthe finest نجمstar بِالسُعودwith good fortune يَفيprovides in full
محمد خَير نجم بِالسُعود يَفي
And good fortune brought you glad tidings and marked the date:
Muhammad, the finest star, brings good fortune in full.