لَكَto you الحَمدُpraise ياO مَولايَmy lord كَمhow أَنتَyou مُحسِنٌbenevolent
لَكَ الحَمدُ يا مَولايَ كَم أَنتَ مُحسِنٌ
وَكَمand how much لَكَyou have مِنof فَضلٍbounty وَمِنand of مِنَنٍfavors كُبرىgreat
وَكَم لَكَ مِن فَضلٍ وَمِن مِنَنٍ كُبرى
Praise is yours, O my lord—how gracious you are!
And how abundant your bounty, and how great your favors!
تَخَيَّرتَyou chose إِبرايهمَIbrahim صَبريSabri لَمّاwhen اِرتَقىhe rose
تَخَيَّرتَ إِبرايهمَ صَبري لَمّا اِرتَقى
إِلَيهِto it وَهَذاand this الشَهمُnoble man بِالإِرتِقاof advancement أَحرىmost deserving
إِلَيهِ وَهَذا الشَهمُ بِالإِرتِقا أَحرى
You chose Ibrahim Sabri when he rose
To that rank; this noble man is most deserving of advancement.
هُمامٌa valiant man لَهُhe has فيin البَأسِbattle أَعظَمَthe greatest هِمَّةٍresolve
هُمامٌ لَهُ في البَأسِ أَعظَمَ هِمَّةٍ
وَفيand in البِرِّrighteousness وَالإِحسانِand benevolence كَمhow much حازَhe earned مِنof ذِكرىrenown
وَفي البِرِّ وَالإِحسانِ كَم حازَ مِن ذِكرى
A valiant man, with the greatest resolve in battle,
And for righteousness and benevolence, what renown he has earned!
فَمَنصورُهُso Mansoura القُطرُthe region البَهِيَّsplendid لَهاfor it الهَناjoy
فَمَنصورُهُ القُطرُ البَهِيَّ لَها الهَنا
بِتَوكيلِهِthrough his appointment فيهاin it وَاِنعَمand how excellent بِهاwith it بُشرىglad tidings
بِتَوكيلِهِ فيها وَاِنعَم بِها بُشرى
So Mansoura, that splendid region, has cause for joy
At his appointment there—what excellent tidings!
فَياso O أَيُّهاyou الخِلُّfriend المَخولُendowed with عِزَّةًhonor
فَيا أَيُّها الخِلُّ المَخولُ عِزَّةً
وَمَنand who زادَناincreased us عِشقاًin love لِأَوصافِهِfor his qualities الغَرّاradiant
وَمَن زادَنا عِشقاً لِأَوصافِهِ الغَرّا
So, O friend endowed with honor,
And you whose radiant qualities have deepened our love,
تَهَنَّbe happy فَإِنَّfor indeed السَعدَgood fortune نَحوَكَtoward you تابِعُfollowing
تَهَنَّ فَإِنَّ السَعدَ نَحوَكَ تابِعُ
وَاِبشِرand rejoice فَإِنَّfor indeed المَجدَglory قَدindeed لازَمَhas accompanied القَدراdestiny
وَاِبشِر فَإِنَّ المَجدَ قَد لازَمَ القَدرا
Be happy, for good fortune follows you,
And rejoice, for glory has become destiny’s companion.
وَسَوفَand will تَرىyou see أَعلىhigher وَتَرقىand you ascend مَناصِباًoffices
وَسَوفَ تَرى أَعلى وَتَرقى مَناصِباً
هِيَthey are الغايَةُthe goal القُصوىultimate نوفيwe fulfill لَهاfor it النُذراthe vows
هِيَ الغايَةُ القُصوى نوفي لَها النُذرا
And you shall see higher ranks and ascend to offices
That are the ultimate goal, for which we fulfill our vows.
فَتَهنيso it rejoices بِكَin you الدُنياthe world وَيَحلوand grows sweet بِهاwithin it الصَفاserenity
فَتَهني بِكَ الدُنيا وَيَحلو بِها الصَفا
وَتَدجليand unfold لَكَfor you العُلياthe heights تِباعاًsuccessively بِهاwithin it تَترىone after another
وَتَدجلي لَكَ العُليا تِباعاً بِها تَترى
So the world rejoices in you, and serenity within it grows sweet,
And in it the heights unfold for you, one after another.
وَمِصداقَand the proof قَوليof my words ماwhat تَراهُyou see it مُؤَرِّخاًmarking the date
وَمِصداقَ قَولي ما تَراهُ مُؤَرِّخاً
عَلاءَكَyour exaltation صَبريSabri أَمجَدَmost glorious يَشرَحُgladdens الصَدراthe breast
عَلاءَكَ صَبري أَمجَدَ يَشرَحُ الصَدرا
And the proof of my words is what you see, marking the date:
Your exaltation, Sabri, is most glorious and gladdens the breast.
Sol 6.1