بِحسنwith the beauty of ابتسامsmiling الثَغرthe port تَزهوshine تَهانيناour congratulations
بِحسن ابتسام الثَغر تَزهو تَهانينا
وَمَقصدناand our aim الأَسمىthe highest قُدومarrival أَفنديناour Effendi
وَمَقصدنا الأَسمى قُدوم أَفندينا
With the beauty of the port's smile, our congratulations shine.
And our highest aim is our Effendi's arrival.
فَهَذاfor this قُدومarrival صيرmade الثَغرthe port باسِماًsmiling
فَهَذا قُدوم صير الثَغر باسِماً
وَنالَand it gained بِراياتwith banners السَعادةhappiness تَزييناadornment
وَنالَ بِرايات السَعادة تَزيينا
For this arrival has made the port smile,
And it has been adorned with banners of happiness.
وَكُلand all أَهاليinhabitants القطرthe land نالواthey gained مَسرةdelight
وَكُل أَهالي القطر نالوا مَسرة
كَماjust as نالَتgained العَلياglory برأيكthrough your counsel تَمكيناstrengthening
كَما نالَت العَليا برأيك تَمكينا
And all the people of the land have gained delight,
Just as glory has gained strength through your counsel.
وَكُلَهُمand all of them جاءُواthey came لِتشريفةfor a ceremonial reception زَهَتshone
وَكُلَهُم جاءُوا لِتشريفة زَهَت
بَعودwith the return ركابa riding retinue مِنهُfrom it عيدa feast تَصافيناour mutual affection
بَعود ركاب مِنهُ عيد تَصافينا
And they all came to a ceremonial reception that shone
With the retinue's return, bringing a feast of our mutual affection.
وَعودكand your return مَصحوبaccompanied بِخَيرby the blessing of سَلامةsafety
وَعودك مَصحوب بِخَير سَلامة
وَفيand in بَهجةthe joy of الإِقبالarrival هَلتhave dawned أَمانيناour hopes
وَفي بَهجة الإِقبال هَلت أَمانينا
And your return is accompanied by the blessing of safety,
And amid the joy of arrival, our hopes have dawned.
وَقدand indeed حُزتyou won نيشانa decoration المَليكthe sovereign مرصعاًjeweled
وَقد حُزت نيشان المَليك مرصعاً
سررwere delighted (word fragment) نافِلاwe; so may ... not (misdivided) زالَتcease مَزاياكyour merits تَنبيناbring us tidings
سرر نافِلا زالَت مَزاياك تَنبينا
And you have won the sovereign's jeweled decoration;
We were delighted; may your merits never cease to bring us tidings.
وَنالand it gained بِكَthrough you النيشانthe decoration شَأناًstature وَرفعةand eminence
وَنال بِكَ النيشان شَأناً وَرفعة
فَفاقَso it surpassed كَماjust as فُقتyou surpassed الأَنامhumankind نَياشيناdecorations
فَفاقَ كَما فُقت الأَنام نَياشينا
And through you the decoration has gained stature and eminence,
So it surpassed other decorations, as you surpassed humankind.
وَمِنكَand from you رَأيsaw (likely intended) السُلطانthe Sultan خَيرthe finest شَهامةgallantry
وَمِنكَ رَأي السُلطان خَير شَهامة
فَأَيقَنso he became certain أَنthat النَصرvictory قَدindeed عانَقَembraced الديناthe faith
فَأَيقَن أَن النَصر قَد عانَقَ الدينا
And the Sultan saw in you the finest gallantry,
So he knew with certainty that victory had embraced the faith.
وَمَدand he extended أَياديهِhis favors بِأَيدwith hands كَريمةgenerous
وَمَد أَياديهِ بِأَيد كَريمة
إِلَيكَto you كَماjust as مِنكَfrom you الأَياديfavors تُوافيناreach us
إِلَيكَ كَما مِنكَ الأَيادي تُوافينا
And he extended his favors with generous hands
To you, just as favors from you reach us.
فَنَحنُso we نَهنىwe congratulate بِالَّذيon what نِلتَyou attained نَفسَناourselves
فَنَحنُ نَهنى بِالَّذي نِلتَ نَفسَنا
لِأَنbecause الَّذيwhat يَرضيكَpleases you لاno شَكَdoubt يَرضيناpleases us
لِأَن الَّذي يَرضيكَ لا شَكَ يَرضينا
So we congratulate ourselves on what you have attained,
For what pleases you undoubtedly pleases us.
وَأَلسنةand tongues العلياglory لعمركby your life أَرخَتrecorded the date
وَأَلسنة العليا لعمرك أَرخَت
بِعيدwith a feast الهَناjoy للقطرfor the land عُودthe return خديويناour Khedive
بِعيد الهَنا للقطر عُود خديوينا
And the tongues of glory, by your life, recorded the date
With a feast of joy for the land: our Khedive's return.
Sol 6.1