عُيُونُthe choicest الْحُلَىadornments تِلْكَthose المَنَاقِبُvirtues وَالعُلَىand eminence
عُيُونُ الْحُلَى تِلْكَ المَنَاقِبُ وَالعُلَى
فَمَاso what are رُتْبَةٌa rank تَحْلَىyou are adorned بِهَاwith it وَوِشَاحُand a sash
فَمَا رُتْبَةٌ تَحْلَى بِهَا وَوِشَاحُ
Those virtues and that eminence are the choicest adornments;
What, then, are a rank that adorns you and a sash?
وَلَكِنَّand yet آلاَءَthe favors المُلُوكِof kings كَمَاas تَرىyou see
وَلَكِنَّ آلاَءَ المُلُوكِ كَمَا تَرى
أَتَتْhave come مُسْتَفِيضَاتٍin abundance وَفِيكَand in you سَمَاحُgenerosity
أَتَتْ مُسْتَفِيضَاتٍ وَفِيكَ سَمَاحُ
But the favors of kings, as you see,
Have come in abundance, and generosity is yours.
أَلاَbehold حُبَّتare beloved الزِّينَاتُadornments إِنْif كُسِيَتْare clothed بِهَاin them
أَلاَ حُبَّت الزِّينَاتُ إِنْ كُسِيَتْ بِهَا
مَعَانٍmeanings كَمَاas تَهْوَىdesire النُّفوسُsouls مِلاَحُbeautiful
مَعَانٍ كَمَا تَهْوَى النُّفوسُ مِلاَحُ
Ah, beloved are adornments if they clothe
Beautiful meanings, such as souls desire.
وَحُبَّand beloved is الفَتَىthe young man إِنْif لاَحَhe shone فِيin وَشْيِthe brocade فَخْرِهِof his glory
وَحُبَّ الفَتَى إِنْ لاَحَ فِي وَشْيِ فَخْرِهِ
كَمَاas لاَحَshone فِيin وَشْيِthe brocade الغَمَامِof the clouds صَبَاحُdawn
كَمَا لاَحَ فِي وَشْيِ الغَمَامِ صَبَاحُ
And beloved is the young man if he shines in the brocade of his glory,
As dawn shines in the brocade of clouds.
أَتُبْطِيءُis ... slow? مِصْرٌEgypt عَنْin ثَوَابِrewarding وَزِيرِهَاher minister
أَتُبْطِيءُ مِصْرٌ عَنْ ثَوَابِ وَزِيرِهَا
وَمَاand ... not عَهْدُهُhis tenure إِلاَّexcept نَدىًgenerosity وَفَلاَحُand prosperity
وَمَا عَهْدُهُ إِلاَّ نَدىً وَفَلاَحُ
Is Egypt slow to reward her minister,
When his tenure is nothing but generosity and prosperity?
أَمَولاَيَO my lord دُمْlive on لِلْمَجْدِfor glory أَنْتَyou لَهُfor it نُهىًintellect
أَمَولاَيَ دُمْ لِلْمَجْدِ أَنْتَ لَهُ نُهىً
وَأَنْتَand you لَهُfor it قَلْبٌa heart وَأَنْتَand you جَنَاحُa wing
وَأَنْتَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ وَأَنْتَ جَنَاحُ
O my lord, live on for glory: you are its mind,
And you are its heart, and you are its wing.
لَئِنْif indeed لَمْnot يُتَحْbe made possible لِيfor me أَنْto أَرَاكَsee you مُهنِّئاًoffering congratulations
لَئِنْ لَمْ يُتَحْ لِي أَنْ أَرَاكَ مُهنِّئاً
لَقَدْindeed يُمْنَعُis withheld المَأمُولُwhat is hoped for ثُمَّthen يُتَاحُis granted
لَقَدْ يُمْنَعُ المَأمُولُ ثُمَّ يُتَاحُ
If I have not had the chance to see you and offer congratulations,
Indeed, what is hoped for may be withheld, then granted.
Sol 6.1