هِلالcrescent moon العِيدthe festival (Eid) تَنشرحare gladdened الصُدورُthe breasts (hearts)
هِلال العِيد تَنشرح الصُدورُ
بِرؤيتهupon seeing it وَتَبتَسمand smile الثُغورُthe mouths
بِرؤيته وَتَبتَسم الثُغورُ
The crescent of Eid—hearts are gladdened
The crescent moon of Eid brings joy
upon seeing it, and mouths smile.
At its sight, faces beam and smiles deploy
وَتُنشرُand are spread فيin رِياضgardens الفطرthe breaking of the fast مِنهُfrom it
وَتُنشرُ في رِياض الفطر مِنهُ
وَقَدand now that طُويَhas been folded away الصِيامthe fast لَناfor us زُهورflowers
وَقَد طُويَ الصِيام لَنا زُهور
And from it, in the gardens of Eid al-Fitr, are spread
In the gardens of Eid, flowers bloom
flowers for us, now that the fast has been folded away.
Now that fasting has folded its towers
وَتَبدوand appear للورىto humankind فيon أُفقhorizon مصرEgypt
وَتَبدو للورى في أُفق مصر
بِتَوفيقin Tawfiq وَإخوتهand his brothers بدورfull moons
بِتَوفيق وَإخوته بدور
And to humankind, on Egypt’s horizon, appear
Appearing in Egypt's horizon with grace
full moons in Tawfiq and his brothers.
Are Tawfiq and his brothers in their place
بتوفيقthrough Tawfiq لعيدfor the festival الفطرof breaking the fast نُورlight
بتوفيق لعيد الفطر نُور
Through Tawfiq, Eid al-Fitr has light.
With Tawfiq, Eid al-Fitr is filled with light