عيّدتَyou celebrated للخمسfor the five والخمسينand the fifty حافلةًreplete
عيّدتَ للخمس والخمسين حافلةً
بكلّwith every نُعمىblessing سوىexcept الأموالmoney والنَّشَبِand property
بكلّ نُعمى سوى الأموال والنَّشَبِ
You celebrated fifty-five years, replete
You celebrated your fifty-fifth birthday
With every blessing save money and property.
With every blessing but money and youth
فعشso live لأمثالهاfor others like them تكفَbe supplied with enough الثراءwealth بهاthrough them
فعش لأمثالها تكفَ الثراء بها
باللفظin words فيin قولناour saying يوبيلكyour jubilee الذهبيgolden
باللفظ في قولنا يوبيلك الذهبي
So live to see more such years; through them you will have wealth enough—
So live for the likes of it, it is enough wealth
In words, when we say, 'your golden jubilee.'
We say in our words, may your golden jubilee be blessed
ماhow أبهجjoyous العيدَthe celebration ياO سركيسSarkis مقترِناًjoined
ما أبهج العيدَ يا سركيس مقترِناً
ببهجةwith the joy الأكرمينof the noblest الأهلfamily والصحبِand friends
ببهجة الأكرمين الأهل والصحبِ
How joyous the celebration, O Sarkis, joined
How joyful is the feast, O Sarkis, associated
With the joy of the noblest—family and friends!
With the joy of the most generous family and friends
وحبّذاand how lovely العيدُthe celebration عيدcelebration اليومtoday متصفاًcharacterized
وحبّذا العيدُ عيد اليوم متصفاً
بأنهby its being فيكَin you عيدa celebration الظرفِwit والأدبِand literature
بأنه فيكَ عيد الظرفِ والأدبِ
And how lovely the celebration—today's celebration—distinguished
And how excellent is the feast of this day characterized
By being, in you, a celebration of wit and letters!
As being in you the feast of refinement and literary grace
Sol 6.1