ياO كاتِباًwriter نَظمَstrung الجُمانِpearls بِكُتبِهِin his books
يا كاتِباً نَظمَ الجُمانِ بِكُتبِهِ
وَحِسابِهِand his calculations مِنamong مُعجِزاتِwonders الفَنِّart
وَحِسابِهِ مِن مُعجِزاتِ الفَنِّ
O writer who has strung pearls in his books,
And whose calculations are among the wonders of art,
وَلَطيفُand refined ذَوقٍtaste ماnot رَأَيناwe have seen مِثلُهُhis like
وَلَطيفُ ذَوقٍ ما رَأَينا مِثلُهُ
بِسَليمِwith a pure قَلبٍheart لَمhas not يُشبِهُtainted it تَجَنّيmalice
بِسَليمِ قَلبٍ لَم يُشبِهُ تَجَنّي
And man of refined taste, whose like we have never seen,
With a pure heart untainted by malice:
اِهنَأrejoice بِعامٍin a year قَدalready أَتاكَhas come to you
اِهنَأ بِعامٍ قَد أَتاكَ
مُبارَكاًblessed فيin رَوضِهِits garden طَيرَbirds السُرورِjoy يُغَنّيsing
مُبارَكاً في رَوضِهِ طَيرَ السُرورِ يُغَنّي
Rejoice in a year that has come to you,
Blessed, with birds of joy singing in its garden.
يوَميpoints toward بِأَعلىto the highest رُتبَةٍrank سَتالُهاperhaps: you will attain it
يوَمي بِأَعلى رُتبَةٍ سَتالُها
وَهوَand it الَّذيis what وَاللَهِby God حَقَّقَfulfilled ظَنّيmy expectation
وَهوَ الَّذي وَاللَهِ حَقَّقَ ظَنّي
It foretells the highest rank you will attain [reading uncertain],
And it is what, by God, has fulfilled my expectation.
وَإِلَيَّand to me قالَhe said مُؤَكِّداًemphatically أَرخَcompose a chronogram وَقُلand say
وَإِلَيَّ قالَ مُؤَكِّداً أَرخَ وَقُل
عامَa year لِباستاوَروسٍfor Bastawros ياO بَشيرَherald يَهيperhaps: brings joy
عامَ لِباستاوَروسٍ يا بَشيرَ يَهي
And he told me emphatically: Compose a chronogram and say:
A year to bring Bastawros joy, O herald! [Final word uncertain.]
Sol 6.1