ياO بشيرBashir العلىglory وياand O خيرfinest مولىًpatron
يا بشير العلى ويا خير مولىً
سادexcelled قدراًin rank ونالand gained نعمblessings الرغائبdesired things
ساد قدراً ونال نعم الرغائب
O Bashir of glory, and O finest patron,
O bearer of excellence, O best patron,
Who excelled in rank and gained the blessings he desired.
Of lofty destiny and attained the finest wishes.
قدindeed كسوتyou clothed العلياءَthe heights مجداًglory كريماًnoble
قد كسوت العلياءَ مجداً كريماً
وسقيتand you watered البطاحthe plains صافيpure السحائبthe clouds
وسقيت البطاح صافي السحائب
You have indeed clothed the heights in noble glory,
You have adorned the eminent with generous glory,
And watered the plains with the clouds’ pure rain.
And quenched the lowlands with the purest clouds.
وعلىand over كلevery جدولٍstream وطريقٍand road
وعلى كل جدولٍ وطريقٍ
شدتyou built جوداًgenerously وقايةprotection للركائبfor the mounts
شدت جوداً وقاية للركائب
And over every stream and road,
On every stream and road,
You generously built a safeguard for the mounts.
You have generously erected protection for riders.
ولنهرand for the river الدامورDamour شيدتyou built جسراًa bridge
ولنهر الدامور شيدت جسراً
حزتyou gained منfor أجلهits sake عظيمmagnificent المواهبthe gifts
حزت من أجله عظيم المواهب
And for the Damour River you built a bridge,
And for the Damour River you built a bridge,
For which you won magnificent gifts.
For which you gained great talents.
خيرfinest جسرbridge ترويrecount القناطرthe arches منهfrom it
خير جسر تروي القناطر منه
بجمالwith beauty عنabout قيسQays شهبradiant ones الكواكبthe stars
بجمال عن قيس شهب الكواكب
The finest bridge, whose arches speak
The best bridge from which aqueducts are watered
Beautifully of Qays of the radiant stars.
With beauty that outshines the stars of Aldebaran.
جادكmay He be generous to you اللَهGod بالثوابwith recompense أجوراًrewards
جادك اللَه بالثواب أجوراً
وثناءًand praise منfrom كلevery ماشٍwalker وراكبand rider
وثناءً من كل ماشٍ وراكب
May God lavish upon you rewards in recompense,
May God reward you with ample recompense,
And praise from every walker and rider.
And praise from every walker and rider.
وحباكand may He bestow on you الإلهGod عمراًa life مديداًlong
وحباك الإله عمراً مديداً
وسعوداًand good fortunes ضاءتshone بنيلthrough attaining المطالبdesired goals
وسعوداً ضاءت بنيل المطالب
And may God bestow on you a long life,
And may God grant you a long life,
And good fortunes radiant with the fulfillment of desires.
And felicity that shone in attaining hopes.
Sol 6.1