لَماwhen بَدَتshe appeared ذاتshe possessing الجَمالbeauty الباهرِdazzling
لَما بَدَت ذات الجَمال الباهرِ
فيin مَصرEgypt كَالبَدرlike the full moon المُنيرradiant الزاهرِshining
في مَصر كَالبَدر المُنير الزاهرِ
When she of dazzling beauty appeared
When the one of radiant beauty appeared
In Egypt, like the radiant, shining full moon,
In Egypt, like the bright, resplendent full moon
وَبِشَمسand by the sun of طَلعتهاher countenance أَضاءshone محمدٌMuhammad
وَبِشَمس طَلعتها أَضاء محمدٌ
علَمُthe banner of الحَقيقةtruth ذُوpossessing الفُؤادthe heart العامرflourishing
علَمُ الحَقيقة ذُو الفُؤاد العامر
And by the sun of her countenance Muhammad shone,
And with the sun of her rise Muhammad illuminated
The banner of truth, with a flourishing heart,
The banner of truth, one with a heart full of light
كَهفa refuge for المَعارفlearning وَاللَطائفand subtle insights وَالنَدىand generosity
كَهف المَعارف وَاللَطائف وَالنَدى
وَالفَضلand virtue وَالمَجدand glory الأَثيلtime-honored الفاخرsplendid
وَالفَضل وَالمَجد الأَثيل الفاخر
A refuge for learning, subtle insights, and generosity,
Cave of knowledge, subtleties, dew,
And virtue and time-honored, splendid glory,
Generosity, glory, ancient and magnificent
ربmaster of السِياسةstatecraft والرِياسةand leadership وَالذَكاand intelligence
رب السِياسة والرِياسة وَالذَكا
وَالحَزمand resolve وَالرَأيand judgment السَديدsound الناصرhelpful
وَالحَزم وَالرَأي السَديد الناصر
Master of statecraft, leadership, and intelligence,
Lord of politics and leadership and intelligence
And resolve and sound, helpful judgment,
And resolve, and sound opinion, and victory
تلميذdisciple of قُطبthe spiritual pole of الوَقتthe age حبرthe scholar of زَمانهhis time
تلميذ قُطب الوَقت حبر زَمانه
السيدthe master البَحرthe sea الخضمّvast الزاخرoverflowing
السيد البَحر الخضمّ الزاخر
Disciple of the age's spiritual pole, the scholar of his time,
Pupil of the pole of the time, the eloquent sage of his era
The master, the vast, overflowing sea,
The master, the deep, surging ocean
الأَحمديّal-Ahmadi العيسويّal-Isawi المُرتَجىthe one whose aid is hoped for
الأَحمديّ العيسويّ المُرتَجى
فيin كُلevery حادثةcrisis لِقَمعto quell الثائرthe rebel
في كُل حادثة لِقَمع الثائر
Al-Ahmadi, al-Isawi, whose aid is hoped for
Al-Ahmadi al-‘Isawi, the hoped for
In every crisis, to quell the rebel.
In every incident, to suppress the rebel
أَنشَدتُI recited فيon يَومthe day of الولادbirth مؤرّخاًcomposing a chronogram
أَنشَدتُ في يَوم الولاد مؤرّخاً
وُلدتwas born نَبيهةNabiha للحَميدto the praiseworthy one الطاهرpure
وُلدت نَبيهة للحَميد الطاهر
I recited on the day of birth, composing a chronogram:
I composed on the birthday dated
Nabiha was born to the praiseworthy, pure one.
The auspicious one was born, for the Praiseworthy, the Pure