شكراًthanks سعيدSa'id الملكal-Mulk بعدafter تحيةa greeting
شكراً سعيد الملك بعد تحية
منfrom ذيone possessing وفاءٍloyalty للوزيرto the minister متينِsteadfast
من ذي وفاءٍ للوزير متينِ
Thank you, Saʿid of the King, after due greetings,
Thanks, Sa'id al-Mulk, after a greeting,
from one whose loyalty to his beloved is steadfast.
from one whose loyalty to the minister is steadfast.
مرَّتpassed بيسراكthrough your left hand الكريمةgenerous علةٌan ailment
مرَّت بيسراك الكريمة علةٌ
فشكتso complained إلىto العباسAbbas كلevery يمينright hand
فشكت إلى العباس كل يمين
An illness touched your noble left hand,
An ailment visited your generous left hand,
and every right hand complained of it to Abbas.
so every right hand complained to Abbas.
أيعودكwould he visit you in illness? العباسAbbas تكرمةًas an honor ولاand not
أيعودك العباس تكرمةً ولا
يلقاكhe meets you بدرa full moon دجىdarkness وليثand a lion عرينa lair
يلقاك بدر دجى وليث عرين
Would Abbas visit you merely to honor you, and not
Would Abbas visit you to honor you, without
find you a full moon in darkness, a lion in his lair?
a full moon in darkness and a lion of the lair greeting you?
قبلتyou kissed راحتهhis palm التيwhich فيهاin which لناfor us
قبلت راحته التي فيها لنا
برُّkindness الرشيدal-Rashid ورحمةand the mercy المأمونal-Ma'mun
برُّ الرشيد ورحمة المأمون
I kissed his palm, wherein for us abide
You kissed his palm, which holds for us
al-Rashid’s bounty and al-Maʾmun’s mercy.
the kindness of al-Rashid and the mercy of al-Ma'mun.
لكfor you كلevery يومday منهfrom him برهانٌproof علىof
لك كل يوم منه برهانٌ على
إعجابadmiration مصرEgypt بعهدكfor your tenure الميمونauspicious
إعجاب مصر بعهدك الميمون
Each day, you have from him a proof of
Each day you receive from him proof of
Egypt’s admiration for your blessed tenure.
Egypt's admiration for your auspicious tenure.
فاسلمso stay well لمصرfor Egypt فإنهاfor indeed she بكthrough you حرَّةٌfree
فاسلم لمصر فإنها بك حرَّةٌ
واحرصand take care علىof أملٍa hope لمصرfor Egypt ثمينprecious
واحرص على أملٍ لمصر ثمين
So remain safe for Egypt, for she is worthy of you,
So stay well for Egypt, for through you she is free,
and guard my hope for Egypt—it is precious.
and cherish a hope precious to Egypt.
Sol 6.1