لِيهنِكَmay it bring you joy أَيُّهاO المَولَىlord وِسامٌa decoration
لِيهنِكَ أَيُّها المَولَى وِسامٌ
حَصَلَتyou attained بِهِthrough it عَلىto الشَرفِthe honor المَجيدِillustrious
حَصَلَت بِهِ عَلى الشَرفِ المَجيدِ
May this decoration bring you joy, my lord,
Through which you have attained illustrious honor.
بِهِwith it عِقدُthe necklace المُلوكِof kings إَلَيكَto you وافىhas come
بِهِ عِقدُ المُلوكِ إَلَيكَ وافى
يَزينُadorns مِنwith some of عَلائكَyour eminence أَيّany جيدِneck
يَزينُ مِن عَلائكَ أَيّ جيدِ
With it, the necklace of kings has come to you,
Adorning any neck with a share of your eminence.
أَفادَكَit granted you رفعةًelevation وَاِعتاضَand gained in return فَخراًpride
أَفادَكَ رفعةً وَاِعتاضَ فَخراً
بِفَضلِكَthrough your merit ماthere is no عَلَيهِbeyond it مِنany مَزيدِincrease
بِفَضلِكَ ما عَلَيهِ مِن مَزيدِ
It raised your standing and gained pride in return,
Through your merit—a pride to which nothing could be added.
سَماit rose بِكَthrough you أَرِّخوهُrecord its date فَجَلَّso it grew great قَدراًin worth
سَما بِكَ أَرِّخوهُ فَجَلَّ قَدراً
وَإِنand indeed العِقدَthe necklace يَفخَرtakes pride بِالفَريدِin the peerless pearl
وَإِن العِقدَ يَفخَر بِالفَريدِ
It rose through you—record its date!—and grew great in worth,
And indeed the necklace takes pride in the peerless pearl.
Sol 6.1