مَدحيmy praise لِذاتِكَof your person مَفروضٌobligatory وَمَسنونٌand customary
مَدحي لِذاتِكَ مَفروضٌ وَمَسنونٌ
ومَقوليand my tongue بِالثَناwith commendation وَالحَمدُand praise مَسنونُsharpened
ومَقولي بِالثَنا وَالحَمدُ مَسنونُ
My praise of you is a duty and an established custom.
And my tongue is sharpened with commendation and praise.
حَيثُfor الفَضائِلُthe virtues وَالعَلياand lofty excellence اِنفَرَدَتyou alone excelled بِهاin them
حَيثُ الفَضائِلُ وَالعَليا اِنفَرَدَت بِها
وَالسَعدُand felicity بِالحَظِّin fortune مَلحوظٌevident وَمَقرونُand coupled
وَالسَعدُ بِالحَظِّ مَلحوظٌ وَمَقرونُ
For you alone possess the virtues and lofty excellence,
And felicity is evident in fortune and coupled with it.
ماnot كانَwas بِدعاًunprecedented أَخاO brother of الأَمجادِglories حَيثُwhen يَرىone sees
ما كانَ بِدعاً أَخا الأَمجادِ حَيثُ يَرى
بِكَof you التَقَدُّمُadvancement مَشغوفٌenamored وَمَفتونُand enthralled
بِكَ التَقَدُّمُ مَشغوفٌ وَمَفتونُ
It was no wonder, O brother of glories, to see
Advancement enamored of you and enthralled.
وَكَيفَand how يَغرُبseem strange أَعجابَadmiration العَزيزِthe ruler بِكُمfor you
وَكَيفَ يَغرُب أَعجابَ العَزيزِ بِكُم
ذوholder of الأَمرِauthority آمِنٌsecure وَالمَأمورُand the one commanded مَأمونُtrusted
ذو الأَمرِ آمِنٌ وَالمَأمورُ مَأمونُ
And how could the ruler's admiration for you seem strange?
The commander is secure, and the one commanded is trusted.
دَرىhe recognized بِحُسنِthe goodness of سَجاياكُمyour character traits فَأَمَرَكُمso he commissioned you
دَرى بِحُسنِ سَجاياكُم فَأَمَرَكُم
وَاِعقِبِand followed الأَمرَthe command تَخويلٌauthorization وَتَمكينُand empowerment
وَاِعقِبِ الأَمرَ تَخويلٌ وَتَمكينُ
He recognized your fine character, so he commissioned you,
And the command was followed by authorization and empowerment.
شُكراًthanks لِنُعماهُfor his favor إِذfor أَولاكَhe granted you مَنزِلَةًa rank
شُكراً لِنُعماهُ إِذ أَولاكَ مَنزِلَةً
يَزينُهاadorns it مِنكَfrom you تَرتيبٌorganization وَتَفنينُand artistry
يَزينُها مِنكَ تَرتيبٌ وَتَفنينُ
Thanks for his favor, for he granted you a rank
Which your organization and artistry adorn.
كَذاthus تَكونُshould be رِجالَthe men of المُلكِthe realm حِكمَتُهاtheir wisdom
كَذا تَكونُ رِجالَ المُلكِ حِكمَتُها
فَقَلَّماfor rarely صادَفَaccorded with الأَحكامَthe judgments تَعيينُan appointment
فَقَلَّما صادَفَ الأَحكامَ تَعيينُ
Such should be the wisdom of the men of the realm;
For rarely does an appointment accord with sound judgment.
رَأىjudgment جَميلُfine وَأَعمالٍand deeds أَحاطَencompassed بِهاaround them
رَأى جَميلُ وَأَعمالٍ أَحاطَ بِها
جَليلُnoble حَزمٍresolve وَإِتقانٌand mastery وَتَحسينُand refinement
جَليلُ حَزمٍ وَإِتقانٌ وَتَحسينُ
Fine judgment, and deeds encompassed by
Noble resolve, mastery, and refinement.
يَرجوhe hopes for بِهاthrough them ياO رَعاهُmay He preserve him اللَهُGod مَصلَحَةًa benefit
يَرجو بِها يا رَعاهُ اللَهُ مَصلَحَةً
لِتُصلِحَso that you may reform الناسَthe people وَالأَحوالَand conditions وَالدينُand religion
لِتُصلِحَ الناسَ وَالأَحوالَ وَالدينُ
Through them he hopes—O may God preserve him!—for benefit,
So that you may reform the people, conditions, and religion.
بَنىhe built لِمِصرَfor Egypt وَمَنand those who فيهاare in it أَساسَa foundation of عُلاglory
بَنى لِمِصرَ وَمَن فيها أَساسَ عُلا
فَفازَso won بِالنَصرِwith victory سُكّانٌinhabitants وَمَسكونُand inhabited land
فَفازَ بِالنَصرِ سُكّانٌ وَمَسكونُ
He built for Egypt and those within it a foundation of glory,
So inhabitants and inhabited land alike won victory.
اِنظُرlook إِلىat حِكمَةٍa wisdom جَلَتrevealed مَحاسِنَهاits beauties
اِنظُر إِلى حِكمَةٍ جَلَت مَحاسِنَها
وَالكُلُّand everyone راضٍcontent وَماand no فيamong الناسِthe people مَغبونُwronged
وَالكُلُّ راضٍ وَما في الناسِ مَغبونُ
Look at a wisdom that has revealed its beauties,
And all are content, with no one among the people wronged.
أَماas for سَمّوكَyour elevation فَالإِقبالُthen prosperity أَرخَهُdated it
أَما سَمّوكَ فَالإِقبالُ أَرخَهُ
سَعيدُhappy يُمنِكَyour good fortune ياO مَحمودٌMahmoud مَضمونُassured
سَعيدُ يُمنِكَ يا مَحمودٌ مَضمونُ
As for your elevation, prosperity has dated it:
Your happy fortune, O Mahmoud, is assured.
Sol 6.1