بنور نجلكما آلُ العلا باهوا

بنور نجلكما آلُ العلا باهوا

كواكب الحسن جل اللَه مولاه

كواكب الحسن جل اللَه مولاه

With your son's light, the noble family vied with

With your son's light, the noble family rose high

the stars of beauty—exalted is God, his Lord!

The stars of beauty, may God be their guardian

براه نجماً سعيداً يقتني لكما

براه نجماً سعيداً يقتني لكما

فوزاً عظيماً وبالإقبال حلاه

فوزاً عظيماً وبالإقبال حلاه

He fashioned him an auspicious star that wins for you both

For you he is a blessed, felicitous star

a great triumph, and adorned him with good fortune.

Bringing tremendous success and adorned with favor

ألا يُجَلُّ وللبيضاء رونقه

ألا يُجَلُّ وللبيضاء رونقه

والريمِ عاتقُهُ والمسكِ رياه

والريمِ عاتقُهُ والمسكِ رياه

Should he not be revered, when his radiance is the bright sun's,

Will not his radiance for the White Land intensify?

his shoulder the gazelle's, and his fragrance musk's?

His shoulder is stately, his fragrance like musk so sweet

لو شاهد البدر يوماً حسن طلعته

لو شاهد البدر يوماً حسن طلعته

لقال أشهد أن لا بدر إلّاه

لقال أشهد أن لا بدر إلّاه

If the full moon ever saw the beauty of his face,

If the moon saw one day his beautiful rising

it would say, 'I bear witness that there is no full moon but him.'

It would say "I bear witness none but he is the moon"

يا ناس من كان أزكى الناس والده ال

يا ناس من كان أزكى الناس والده ال

ياس النبيه أما تحلو مزاياه

ياس النبيه أما تحلو مزاياه

O people, he whose father is the most virtuous of men, El-

O people, of all people the purest father was his

ias the distinguished—are his virtues not sweet?

Yasin the brilliant, how delightful his traits!

ومن ترشف در الشمس زاهية الز

ومن ترشف در الشمس زاهية الز

زاكي أما يكتسي نوراً محيّاه

زاكي أما يكتسي نوراً محيّاه

And he who sipped the milk of the sun, Zahia al-

And the one nourished by the radiant, lively sun

Zaki—does his face not become clothed in light?

Is imbued with illuminating, vivifying light

يا كوكبي مصر ما أسنا وليدكما

يا كوكبي مصر ما أسنا وليدكما

ما ذا يكون متى لاحت ثناياه

ما ذا يكون متى لاحت ثناياه

O two stars of Egypt, how radiant is your newborn!

My star of Egypt, how excellent is your newborn son

What will he be when his front teeth gleam?

What will he be when his powers unfold?

فأرخوا يثلث البدرين بدركما

فأرخوا يثلث البدرين بدركما

حبيب راجي بباهي وجهه باهوا

حبيب راجي بباهي وجهه باهوا

So record the date: your full moon makes the two full moons three;

So unleash your third crescent moon with your son

Habib Raji—take pride in his radiant face.

The beloved hopeful through his beautiful face glows