ياO شَمسsun حسنbeauty بَديعwondrous نُورlight طَلعتهاher appearance
يا شَمس حسن بَديع نُور طَلعتها
أَربىsurpassed عَلىover نُورlight شَمسsun الأُفقthe horizon وَالقَمَرِand the moon
أَربى عَلى نُور شَمس الأُفق وَالقَمَرِ
O sun of wondrous beauty, the light of whose appearance
Oh sun of beauty's splendid light
has surpassed the light of the horizon’s sun and the moon.
Whose rising shone brighter than sun or moon's night
وَياand O وَليدةnewborn daughter مَحمودMahmud مَناقبهhis virtues
وَيا وَليدة مَحمود مَناقبه
عَلاrose بِهاthrough them قَدرهhis standing فيamong البَدوthe desert dwellers وَالحضرand the townspeople
عَلا بِها قَدره في البَدو وَالحضر
And O newborn daughter of Mahmud, whose virtues
And O noble daughter of Mahmoud the praised
have raised his standing among desert dwellers and townspeople.
Through you his fame was raised
بُشرىglad tidings بِمولدكof your birth الساميexalted فَطالعهfor its ascendant
بُشرى بِمولدك السامي فَطالعه
سَعدُgood fortune السُعودthe fortunes بِنَصby an explicit statement جاءَappeared فيin الخَبَرthe report
سَعدُ السُعود بِنَص جاءَ في الخَبَر
Glad tidings of your exalted birth, for its ascendant
Good tidings, your noble birth's horoscope
is Sa‘d al-Su‘ud, as the report explicitly states.
Brought joy to the happy family, as foretold
وَالمَجدand glory مِنfrom طَرَبdelight أَضحىcame to يُؤرّخهrecord its date
وَالمَجد مِن طَرَب أَضحى يُؤرّخه
جَميلةJamila بَدرfull moon أَنسjoy هَلّappeared فيin صفرSafar
جَميلة بَدر أَنس هَلّ في صفر
And Glory, in delight, began to record its date:
Glory's delight chronicled the beautiful full moon
“Jamila, a full moon of joy, appeared in Safar.”
That rose joyfully in Safar's morn