لَسناwe are not (probably a corruption of 'the tongue') الحالُthe circumstance يَشكُرُgives thanks خَيرَthe best وَقتٍa time
لَسنا الحالُ يَشكُرُ خَيرَ وَقتٍ
بِهِin which خَبَرُnews السُرورِjoy أَنّيthat I (probably a corruption of 'came') البَريدُthe courier
بِهِ خَبَرُ السُرورِ أَنّي البَريدُ
The [tongue] of circumstance gives thanks for a blessed hour,
The time is not one that thanks goodness
when the courier [came] bearing news of joy.
With it the news of joy that I am the post
وَبَشِّرand announce good news أَنَّthat مَولاناour lord المُفَدّىthe dearly cherished
وَبَشِّر أَنَّ مَولانا المُفَدّى
عَزيزَthe mighty one of القُطرِthe land مَلجَأُناour refuge الوَحيدُthe only one
عَزيزَ القُطرِ مَلجَأُنا الوَحيدُ
And announce the good news that our cherished lord,
And bring good news that our revered protector
the land’s mighty one, our only refuge,
The dear son of the land our only refuge
حَباbestowed رَبُّthe master of الذَكاintelligence زاكيpure in السَجاياcharacter
حَبا رَبُّ الذَكا زاكي السَجايا
مِنَof الحُسنىgoodness لِعَلياهُfor his eminence تَشيدُraises up
مِنَ الحُسنى لِعَلياهُ تَشيدُ
bestowed upon the master of wit, pure of character,
Love, Lord of generosity and purity of traits
a gracious favor that exalts his eminence—
For his eminence structures he builds
رَئيسُchief عُمومِall كِتابُbook (apparently intended: scribes) البُحَيرَةِBeheira
رَئيسُ عُمومِ كِتابُ البُحَيرَةِ
لَهُfor him اللَهُGod يَبلُغُhe attains ماwhat يُريدُhe desires
لَهُ اللَهُ يَبلُغُ ما يُريدُ
the chief of all Beheira’s [scribes]—
Chief of the community of the Scripture
God be with him; may he attain what he desires—
God grants him to attain what he desires
وَساماa medal مَجدُهُits glory راقَwas pleasing وِسامُa decoration
وَساما مَجدُهُ راقَ وِسامُ
يَشُدُّtightens عَراهُits bonds طالِعُهُhis rising star السَعيدُthe fortunate
يَشُدُّ عَراهُ طالِعُهُ السَعيدُ
a medal whose glory delights—a badge of honor
And an august glory adorns his praise
whose bonds his fortunate star draws tight.
His splendid star binds his mantle
فَعَمَّso spread الأُنسُjoy وَاِنشَرَحَتand opened صُدورُhearts
فَعَمَّ الأُنسُ وَاِنشَرَحَت صُدورُ
وَلاحَand gleamed مِنَfrom الثَناpraise دُرٍّpearls نَضيدُstrung in order
وَلاحَ مِنَ الثَنا دُرٍّ نَضيدُ
So joy spread, and hearts opened,
Then intimacy spread and breasts expanded
and from praise gleamed pearls, neatly strung.
And pearls of praise shone brightly
وَقالَand said المُخلِصُthe devoted one الراجيhoping for هَناهُhis happiness
وَقالَ المُخلِصُ الراجي هَناهُ
يُؤَرِّخُهُrecords its date وَلِلبُشرىand to the glad tidings يَزيدُadds
يُؤَرِّخُهُ وَلِلبُشرى يَزيدُ
And the devoted man, hoping for his happiness, said,
And the loyal supplicant said this
recording its date and adding to the glad tidings:
Dating it and for the good news adding
بِأَرقىunder the loftiest طالِعِrising star of العَلياءِglory وافىcame
بِأَرقى طالِعِ العَلياءِ وافى
لِباستوروسٍto Bastouros نيشانَa decoration مَجيدُglorious
لِباستوروسٍ نيشانَ مَجيدُ
Under glory’s loftiest rising star there came
With the most auspicious star of the exalted
to Bastouros a glorious decoration.
For Pastor a glorious symbol
Sol 6.1