يَاO مَرْحَباًwelcome بِالسَّيدِto the lord البَطْرِيقِthe Patriarch
يَا مَرْحَباً بِالسَّيدِ البَطْرِيقِ
رَاعِيshepherd الرُّعَاةِof the shepherds الصَّالِحِthe virtuous الصَّدِّيقِthe utterly truthful
رَاعِي الرُّعَاةِ الصَّالِحِ الصَّدِّيقِ
Welcome, O lord Patriarch,
O welcome, O noble penguin
Shepherd of shepherds, virtuous and truthful.
Shepherd of righteous, pious shepherds
فَلْتُنْظَمِso let be arranged الزَّيْنَاتُthe decorations حَوْلَaround رَكْبِهِhis cavalcade
فَلْتُنْظَمِ الزَّيْنَاتُ حَوْلَ رَكْبِهِ
وَلْتُنْثِرِand let be scattered الأَزْهَارُthe flowers فِيalong الطَّرِيقِthe road
وَلْتُنْثِرِ الأَزْهَارُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ
So let decorations be arranged around his cavalcade,
Let decorations be strung around his mount
And let flowers be strewn along the road.
And flowers strewn along his path
وَلْيَرْقَand may he ascend بَيْنَamid تَكْرُمَاتِtributes شَعْبِهِof his people
وَلْيَرْقَ بَيْنَ تَكْرُمَاتِ شَعْبِهِ
سُدَّتَهُhis throne بِاليُمْنِwith good fortune وَالتَّوِفيقِand success
سُدَّتَهُ بِاليُمْنِ وَالتَّوِفيقِ
And may he ascend, amid his people's tributes,
And may he stride gracefully amidst the generosity of his people
His throne, with good fortune and success.
Crowned with success and divine aid
مَاnot أَجْمَعَunanimously agreed الأَحْبَارُthe prelates فِيin انْتِخَابِهِelecting him
مَا أَجْمَعَ الأَحْبَارُ فِي انْتِخَابِهِ
إِلاَّexcept عَلَىon المُقَدَّمِthe foremost الخَلِيقِthe worthy
إِلاَّ عَلَى المُقَدَّمِ الخَلِيقِ
The prelates, in electing him, agreed
The scholars were unanimous in electing him
On none but the foremost, worthy man:
As the most qualified, refined candidate
أَلعَالِمُthe learned العَامِلُthe active وَالمُهَذَّبُand the refined
أَلعَالِمُ العَامِلُ وَالمُهَذَّبُ
الكَامِلُthe accomplished وَالمُفَوَّهُand the eloquent المَنْطِيقِthe fluent speaker
الكَامِلُ وَالمُفَوَّهُ المَنْطِيقِ
Learned, active, and refined,
The knowledgeable worker, the cultivated
Accomplished, eloquent, and fluent of speech;
The perfect, eloquent, articulate
الحَكَمُthe arbiter الآخِذُthe one adhering فِيin أَحْكَامِهِhis rulings
الحَكَمُ الآخِذُ فِي أَحْكَامِهِ
بِالقِسْطِto justice فِيconcerning الخَّلِيلِthe close friend وَالدَّقِيقِand the minute matter
بِالقِسْطِ فِي الخَّلِيلِ وَالدَّقِيقِ
The arbiter who, in his rulings, adheres
The wise judge who in his rulings
To justice with the close friend and in the smallest matters;
Rules with justice, care and precision
الوَالِدُthe father الحَانِيthe tender عَلَىtoward بَيعَتِهhis church
الوَالِدُ الحَانِي عَلَى بَيعَتِه
القَائِدُthe leader الصَّائِنٌthe protector لِلْحُقُوقِof the rights
القَائِدُ الصَّائِنٌ لِلْحُقُوقِ
The father tender toward his church,
The affectionate guardian of his oath of allegiance
The leader who safeguards rights;
The leader who protects rights
الحَازِمُthe resolute الصَّارِمُthe stern غَيْرُnot بَاخِلٍstingy
الحَازِمُ الصَّارِمُ غَيْرُ بَاخِلٍ
بِحَسَنَاتِwith the kindnesses قَلْبِهِof his heart الشَّفيقِthe compassionate
بِحَسَنَاتِ قَلْبِهِ الشَّفيقِ
Resolute and stern, yet never stingy
The resolute, strict yet not stingy
With the kindnesses of his compassionate heart.
With the good deeds of his kind heart
أَعْجَبْmarvel بِمَاat what أُوتِيهِhe was granted مِنْof خُلُقٍcharacter
أَعْجَبْ بِمَا أُوتِيهِ مِنْ خُلُقٍ
مُنَزَّهٍunblemished وَأَدَبٍand courtesy رَفِيقِgentle
مُنَزَّهٍ وَأَدَبٍ رَفِيقِ
Marvel at the character bestowed upon him—
Marvel at his refined, impeccable manners
Unsullied—and at his gentle courtesy,
And gentle, friendly etiquette
وَمِنْand of وَدَاعِةٍmeekness وَمِنْand of شَجَاعَةٍcourage
وَمِنْ وَدَاعِةٍ وَمِنْ شَجَاعَةٍ
يَكْبُرُهَاesteems it العدوُّthe enemy كَالصَّدِيقِlike the friend
يَكْبُرُهَا العدوُّ كَالصَّدِيقِ
And at his meekness, and at his courage,
At his gentleness and his valor
Which the foe esteems as does the friend.
Which even enemies admire like a friend
الصَّائِغُthe craftsman الجُمَانَthe pearls فِيamong عِطَاشِهِhis thirsty ones
الصَّائِغُ الجُمَانَ فِي عِطَاشِهِ
يَحْلِيadorns بِلَفِّظwith speech مُشْرِقٍradiant أَنِيقِelegant
يَحْلِي بِلَفِّظ مُشْرِقٍ أَنِيقِ
He who fashions pearls among his thirsty ones
The one who molds words in his thirst
Adorns them with radiant, elegant speech.
Sweetly, with radiant, graceful phrasing
لِيَرْعَهُmay He protect him اللهُGod القَدِيرُthe Almighty وَلْيَدُمْand may he remain
لِيَرْعَهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ وَلْيَدُمْ
عَزَّglory رُبُوعِof the lands الشَّرْقِof the East بِالفَرْوقِwith distinctions (unclear here)
عَزَّ رُبُوعِ الشَّرْقِ بِالفَرْوقِ
May Almighty God protect him, and may he remain
May Almighty God let him live long and preserve
The glory of the East's lands, with distinction [final wording unclear].
The supremacy of the East with distinction
Sol 6.1