مَاwhat القَوْلُthe saying فِيabout عَبْدِʿAbd (servant of) الحَمِيدِal-Ḥamīd (the Praiseworthy) وَفَوْقَand beyond مَاwhat
مَا القَوْلُ فِي عَبْدِ الحَمِيدِ وَفَوْقَ مَا
يَصِفُونَthey describe ذَاكَthat الجِهْبِذُthe discerning expert العَلاَّمُthe deeply learned
يَصِفُونَ ذَاكَ الجِهْبِذُ العَلاَّمُ
What can be said of ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd? Beyond all that
they describe stands that discerning, deeply learned master.
أَلرَّأْيُthe judgment فِيin كُبْرَىthe gravest المَعَاضِلُdifficult problems رَأْيُهُhis judgment
أَلرَّأْيُ فِي كُبْرَى المَعَاضِلُ رَأْيُهُ
وَالنَّقْضُand annulment بَيْنَbetween يَدَيْهِhis hands وَالإِبْرَامُand ratification
وَالنَّقْضُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَالإِبْرَامُ
In the gravest problems, his is the judgment,
and in his hands lie annulment and ratification.
يَجْلُوreveals الحَقَائِقَthe truths ذِهْنُهُhis mind وَضَّاحَةًradiantly clear
يَجْلُو الحَقَائِقَ ذِهْنُهُ وَضَّاحَةً
مَنْثُورَةًscattered مِنْfrom حَوْلِهَاaround them الأَوْهَامُthe illusions
مَنْثُورَةً مِنْ حَوْلِهَا الأَوْهَامُ
His mind reveals the truths, radiantly clear,
with illusions scattered from around them.
نَفَرٌa band of men أَعَاظِمُvery great كَانَwere مِنْamong أَعْوَانِهِمْtheir helpers
نَفَرٌ أَعَاظِمُ كَانَ مِنْ أَعْوَانِهِمْ
وَمُؤَازِرِيهِمْand their supporters نَابِهُونَeminent men عِظَامُgreat
وَمُؤَازِرِيهِمْ نَابِهُونَ عِظَامُ
A band of great men, among whose helpers
and supporters were eminent, mighty men.
فِيat مُلْتَقَىthe gathering الدُّوَلِthe nations العَظِيمَةِgreat كَمْhow much جَنَىreaped
فِي مُلْتَقَى الدُّوَلِ العَظِيمَةِ كَمْ جَنَى
فَخْراًglory لِمِصْرَfor Egypt أُولَئِكَthose الأَعْلامُeminent men
فَخْراً لِمِصْرَ أُولَئِكَ الأَعْلامُ
At the gathering of the great nations, how much
glory those eminent men reaped for Egypt!
إِكْرَامُهُمْhonoring them حَقٌّa right وَلَيْسَand is not كِفَاءَequal to مَاwhat
إِكْرَامُهُمْ حَقٌّ وَلَيْسَ كِفَاءَ مَا
صنَعُوهُthey accomplished it مَهْمَاhowever far يَبْلُغِmay reach الإِكْرَامُthe honor
صنَعُوهُ مَهْمَا يَبْلُغِ الإِكْرَامُ
Honoring them is their due, yet cannot repay what
they have done, however great the honor.
يَاO سَادَتِيmy lords مَاhow أَجْمَلَbeautiful الحَفْلَthe gathering الَّذِيwhich
يَا سَادَتِي مَا أَجْمَلَ الحَفْلَ الَّذِي
فِيهِin it يُرَحِّبُoffers welcome بِالكِرَامِto the noble كِرَامُnoble people
فِيهِ يُرَحِّبُ بِالكِرَامِ كِرَامُ
Gentlemen, how beautiful the gathering where
noble men extend a welcome to noble men!
يَرْنُوgazes إِلَىtoward هَذِيthis السَّفِينَةِship مِنْfrom عَلٍon high
يَرْنُو إِلَى هَذِي السَّفِينَةِ مِنْ عَلٍ
سَعْدُSaʿd (good fortune) السُّعُودِal-Suʿūd (the good fortunes) وَثَغْرَهُand his mouth بَسَّامُever-smiling
سَعْدُ السُّعُودِ وَثَغْرَهُ بَسَّامُ
Gazing upon this ship from on high is
Saʿd al-Suʿūd, his lips ever smiling.
Sol 6.1