خَليلُKhalil العُلاlofty glory خَيّاطKhayyat باشاPasha الَّذيwho لَهُfor him
خَليلُ العُلا خَيّاط باشا الَّذي لَهُ
تَتابَعَfollowed in succession غَيثَrain الفَضلِfavor مِنfrom فَيضِabundance مَنانِa bountiful giver
تَتابَعَ غَيثَ الفَضلِ مِن فَيضِ مَنانِ
Khalil Khayyat Pasha of lofty glory, for whom
Showers of favor followed in succession from a bountiful giver’s abundance.
وَقامَتand rose لَهُfor him الدُنياthe world عَلىupon ساقِleg; footing عِزِّهاits glory
وَقامَت لَهُ الدُنيا عَلى ساقِ عِزِّها
تَبَجَّلَwas exalted مِنfrom; through شانِstanding (uncertain reading) وَتَكَبَّتand was abased (unclear form) مِنfrom; by شانيmy detractor (uncertain reading)
تَبَجَّلَ مِن شانِ وَتَكَبَّت مِن شاني
And the world rose for him, firm-footed in its glory,
Exalted in standing, and abased by my detractor [wording uncertain].
إِلَيهِto him أَميرُthe Commander المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful بِفَضلِهِwith his favor
إِلَيهِ أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ بِفَضلِهِ
وَإِنعامُهُand his bounty ماnot اِفتَرَّslackened يوليbestows بِإِحسانِwith kindness
وَإِنعامُهُ ما اِفتَرَّ يولي بِإِحسانِ
Upon him the Commander of the Faithful, with his favor
And his bounty, unceasingly bestows kindness.
وَحَيثُand when رَأىhe saw مِنهُfrom him التَصَدُّرَtaking the foremost place لِلوَلاin loyalty
وَحَيثُ رَأى مِنهُ التَصَدُّرَ لِلوَلا
بِأَرحَبِwith the broadest صَدرٍbreast لاnot يُقاسُis compared بِهِwith him ثانيanother
بِأَرحَبِ صَدرٍ لا يُقاسُ بِهِ ثاني
And when he saw him foremost in loyalty,
With the broadest breast, unmatched by any other,
بِأَوَّلِwith the foremost نيشانِdecoration مَجيدٌMajid أَتاحَهُbestowed it
بِأَوَّلِ نيشانِ مَجيدٌ أَتاحَهُ
لِتَزدانَso that it may be adorned عَلياهُhis exalted station بِكَوكَبِwith a star سُلطانِa sovereign
لِتَزدانَ عَلياهُ بِكَوكَبِ سُلطانِ
Majid bestowed upon him the foremost decoration,
To adorn his exalted station with a sovereign’s star.
وَقالَand he said بِمَجدِof the glory المُلكِkingship يَثنيpraising مُؤَرِّخاًrecording the date
وَقالَ بِمَجدِ المُلكِ يَثني مُؤَرِّخاً
بِأَكرَمِon the noblest صَدرٍbreast لاحَshone أَفخَرَmost splendid نيشانيmy decoration
بِأَكرَمِ صَدرٍ لاحَ أَفخَرَ نيشاني
And, praising the glory of kingship, he spoke in a chronogram:
“On the noblest breast shone my most splendid decoration.”
Sol 6.1