كَملتreached perfection صِفاتكyour qualities فَاِرتَقَتand so rose بِكَthrough you رُتبةa rank
كَملت صِفاتك فَاِرتَقَت بِكَ رُتبة
ياO خَيرfinest بيكbey دُمتmay you remain أَعظَمthe greatest فاضلman of virtue
يا خَير بيك دُمت أَعظَم فاضل
Your qualities reached perfection, and a rank rose high through you.
Your perfect qualities have raised you to a high rank
O finest bey, may you remain the greatest man of virtue.
O best chief, may you remain the greatest noble
كُلall المَعانيnoble qualities أَنتَyou ساحةthe arena of غَيرِهاtheir jealous rivalry
كُل المَعاني أَنتَ ساحة غَيرِها
لِتَنالso that they may gain مِنكَfrom you مَنالthe bounty of خَيرthe finest مَناهلwatering places
لِتَنال مِنكَ مَنال خَير مَناهل
All noble qualities—you are the arena of their rivalry,
You are the field of all meanings for others
that they may gain from you the bounty of the finest watering places.
To get from you the best of blessed gains
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who فَقتyou surpassed الأَماجدthe illustrious سيرةin conduct
أَنتَ الَّذي فَقت الأَماجد سيرة
وَحفظتand you preserved بِالآدابthrough refinement مَجدthe glory of أَوائلearlier generations
وَحفظت بِالآداب مَجد أَوائل
You are the one who surpassed the illustrious in conduct,
You who excelled in deeds and ways
and through refinement preserved the glory of earlier generations.
And kept the glory of early nobles with manners
ماas long as دُمتyou live دامendures عُلاكyour eminence فَاِطلبso seek ماwhatever تَشاyou wish
ما دُمت دام عُلاك فَاِطلب ما تَشا
وَلِكُلand for all ماthat يُرضيكpleases you أَولthe first نائلone who attains
وَلِكُل ما يُرضيك أَول نائل
As long as you live, your eminence endures; seek whatever you wish,
As long as you remain, your eminence remains, so seek what you wish
and you are the first to attain all that pleases you.
And for all that pleases you, be the first to attain
لِلّهto God دُرmilk-yield (an idiom of praise) فَضائلvirtues لَكَbelonging to you أَرخَتrecorded a date
لِلّه دُر فَضائل لَكَ أَرخَت
سَعدgood fortune الهَناءjoy بَداappeared بِرُتبةwith the rank of كاملKamil
سَعد الهَناء بَدا بِرُتبة كامل
How splendid your virtues, which recorded this date:
For God, your virtues have spread
Joy's good fortune appeared with Kamil's rank.
The happiness of bliss has appeared with the rank of perfection
Sol 6.1