يُهنَّأُis congratulated مَوْلانَاour lord الوَزِيرُthe minister بِخِلْعَةٍon a robe of honor
يُهنَّأُ مَوْلانَا الوَزِيرُ بِخِلْعَةٍ
يَلُوحُhe shines بِهاin it كالبَدْرِlike the full moon بَيْنَamid دَيَاجِيdark nights
يَلُوحُ بِها كالبَدْرِ بَيْنَ دَيَاجِي
Our lord the minister is congratulated on a robe of honor,
Our minister is congratulated with a robe
in which he shines like the full moon amid dark nights,
That shines like the full moon amidst clouds
وَشَمْلٍand a union بِتَاجِwith Taj (the crown) الدِّينِal-Din (of the Faith) نُظِّمَwas strung عِقْدُهُits necklace
وَشَمْلٍ بِتَاجِ الدِّينِ نُظِّمَ عِقْدُهُ
فكانَاso the two became علَىfor الإسْلامِIslam خَيْرَthe best سِيَاجِprotective fence
فكانَا علَى الإسْلامِ خَيْرَ سِيَاجِ
and on a union whose necklace was strung with Taj al-Din;
And the bond of religion's crown adorned its collar
thus the two became Islam's finest bulwark.
Thus they became the best protection for Islam
وَلَمْand did not تَرَsee عَيْنيmy eye مِثْلَهاlike it اليومَtoday خِلْعَةًa robe of honor
وَلَمْ تَرَ عَيْني مِثْلَها اليومَ خِلْعَةً
تَسُرُّit delights وَلِيًّاa loyal friend أَوor تَسُوءُit distresses مُدَاجيa dissembler
تَسُرُّ وَلِيًّا أَو تَسُوءُ مُدَاجي
And today my eye has seen no robe like it,
And my eyes have never seen a robe like it today
delighting a loyal friend or distressing a dissembler.
That brings joy to a guardian or saddens adversaries
وَلَمَّاand when رَأَتْit saw قَدْرَthe rank الوِزَارةِof the ministry دُونَهُbeneath him
وَلَمَّا رَأَتْ قَدْرَ الوِزَارةِ دُونَهُ
أَتَتْهُit came to him كَماas تُأْتىare presented الملوكُkings بِتَاجِwith a crown
أَتَتْهُ كَما تُأْتى الملوكُ بِتَاجِ
And when it saw the rank of the ministry beneath him,
And when it saw none deserved the ministry but him
it came to him as kings are presented with a crown.
It came to him as crowns come to kings
Sol 6.1