تجريunfold علىaccording to آمالكyour hopes الأقدارdestinies
تجري على آمالك الأقدار
فكأنهنso, as though they were مناكyour wishes والأوطارand desires
فكأنهن مناك والأوطار
Destinies unfold in accord with your hopes,
Fate runs its course according to your hopes,
As though they were your wishes and desires.
As if it were your close friend.
ومنand whoever اصطفتهhas chosen him عنايةcare منfrom ربهhis Lord
ومن اصطفته عناية من ربه
تأتيcome الأمورaffairs لهto him كماjust as يختارhe chooses
تأتي الأمور له كما يختار
And whoever his Lord's care has chosen,
He who is singled out by divine care,
Things come to him just as he chooses.
Things come to him as he desires.
ياO ابنson of الأعزينthe most honored الأكارمthe noblest محتداin lineage
يا ابن الأعزين الأكارم محتدا
لكfor you منfrom طريفكyour new attainments للنجارto the lineage نجارa lineage
لك من طريفك للنجار نجار
O son of the most honored, the noblest in lineage,
O son of the most noble and generous, aspiring,
Your own attainments add new nobility to your lineage:
You have in your sword a ready sword.
شيمvirtues مطهرةunsullied وعلمand knowledge راسخfirmly rooted
شيم مطهرة وعلم راسخ
ونهىand wisdom وجاهand prestige واسعextensive وفخارand glory
ونهى وجاه واسع وفخار
Unsullied virtues, and firmly rooted knowledge,
Virtuous traits, established knowledge,
And wisdom, wide influence, and glory;
Advice, glory, and abundant pride.
ومكارمand noble deeds تحييrevive المكارمnoble virtues فيamong الملاthe people
ومكارم تحيي المكارم في الملا
كالبحرlike the sea منهfrom it الصيبrain المدرارpouring abundantly
كالبحر منه الصيب المدرار
And noble deeds that revive nobility among the people,
And noble deeds that revive nobility in the kingdom,
Like the sea, whence comes the abundant rain,
Like an abundant sea with flowing water.
يستنبتmakes sprout البلدthe land المواتlifeless فيجتليso it is beheld
يستنبت البلد الموات فيجتلي
حسنbeauty يروقdelights وتجتنيand are gathered أثمارfruits
حسن يروق وتجتني أثمار
It makes the lifeless land sprout, revealing
It makes the barren land flourish and shine beautifully,
A beauty that delights, and fruits are gathered.
With fine beauty and ripe fruits.
وبناءand an edifice مجدglory مثلتهembodied it للورىfor humankind
وبناء مجد مثلته للورى
هذيthese القبابdomes الشمlofty والأسوارand ramparts
هذي القباب الشم والأسوار
And an edifice of glory, embodied for humankind by
And construction of glory, which you presented to people,
These lofty domes and ramparts;
These lofty domes and walls.
ومآثرand glorious deeds سطعتshone كبعضlike some of شعاعهاtheir radiance
ومآثر سطعت كبعض شعاعها
هذيthese الشموسsuns وهذهand these الأقمارmoons
هذي الشموس وهذه الأقمار
And glorious deeds that shone—like part of their radiance are
And achievements that shone, some of their rays,
These suns and these moons;
Are these suns and these moons.
وخلائقand character traits جملتwere beautiful ولاand not كجمالاlike beauty (unclear form)
وخلائق جملت ولا كجمالا
هذيthese الرياضgardens وهذهand these الأزهارflowers
هذي الرياض وهذه الأزهار
And lovely qualities, whose beauty is not matched by
And manners all beautiful, but not as beautiful
These gardens and these flowers.
As these gardens and these flowers.
للهto God (in admiration) يومday زفافكyour wedding الأسنىmost radiant فقدfor indeed
لله يوم زفافك الأسنى فقد
حسدتenvied عليهfor it عصركyour age الأعصارthe ages
حسدت عليه عصرك الأعصار
How wondrous your most radiant wedding day! For
God blessed your wedding day,
The ages envied your age for it.
Your time envied all eras.
أشهدتyou made witness فيهduring it مصرEgypt آيةa marvel بهجةjoy
أشهدت فيه مصر آية بهجة
أبداforever يرددrepeats ذكرهاits memory السمارnighttime companions
أبدا يردد ذكرها السمار
In it, you made Egypt witness a marvel of joy,
Egypt witnessed in it a sign of joy,
Whose memory nighttime companions will forever recount.
Its memory is forever repeated by night talkers.
منsince عهدthe time of إسماعيلIsmail لمdid not ترsee مثلهاits like
من عهد إسماعيل لم تر مثلها
مصرEgypt ولمand did not تسمعhear بهاof it الأمصارthe cities
مصر ولم تسمع بها الأمصار
Since Ismail's time, nothing like it has been seen by
Since the time of Ishmael it has not seen its like,
Egypt, nor have the cities heard of it.
Nor heard of it other nations.
جمعتyou gathered بهاin it التحtreasures (unclear form) الجيادchoice قديمهاtheir old ones
جمعت بها التح الجياد قديمها
وحديثهاand their new ones والعهدand the covenant والتذكارand remembrance
وحديثها والعهد والتذكار
You gathered there choice treasures, the old among them,
It gathered in it the picked horses of its past,
And the new, and the covenant and remembrance;
And present, and memories and recollections.
وتنافسand vied الشرفانthe two glories حيثwhere تجاورتstood side by side
وتنافس الشرفان حيث تجاورت
فيهاin it عيونchoicest works العصرthe age والآثارand antiquities
فيها عيون العصر والآثار
And the two glories vied where, side by side, stood
The two honors competed where they neighbored,
Within it, the age's choicest works and ancient relics.
In it the sights of time and antiquities.
واستكملتand were fully assembled فيهاin it الطرائفrarities كلهاall of them
واستكملت فيها الطرائف كلها
فكأنهاso, as though it were الدنياthe world حوتهاcontained it دارa house
فكأنها الدنيا حوتها دار
And all the rarities were brought together there,
And perfected in it all subtleties,
As though it were the world, contained within a house.
As if it contained the whole world.
يهنيكmay it gladden you ياO عمرUmar ابنson of سلطانSultan الندىgenerosity
يهنيك يا عمر ابن سلطان الندى
ليلa night غداbecame بالصفوthrough pure joy وهوwhile it is نهارday
ليل غدا بالصفو وهو نهار
May it gladden you, O Umar, son of the Sultan of generosity,
Congratulations Omar, son of the sultan of dew,
A night that, through pure joy, became day.
The night will pass and it will be day.
زفتwas brought as a bride بهin it لكto you منfrom سماءthe heaven عفافهاher chastity
زفت به لك من سماء عفافها
شمسa sun تنكسare lowered دونهاbefore her الأبصارeyes
شمس تنكس دونها الأبصار
In it, from the heaven of her chastity, was led to you as bride
From her sky of chastity she brought you
A sun before which eyes are lowered.
A sun that dims all sights.
منfrom بيتa house مجدglory فارقتهshe left it فضمهاso it embraced her
من بيت مجد فارقته فضمها
بيتa house كفيلةguarantors of مجدهits glory الأدهارthe ages
بيت كفيلة مجده الأدهار
From a house of glory she departed, then was embraced by
From a house of glory she left, so he embraced her,
A house whose glory the ages guarantee.
A house destined for eternal glory.
Sol 6.1