دامَmay it endure يمنٌgood fortune لدارِfor the house of خيرKhayr الدينِal-Din
دامَ يمنٌ لدارِ خير الدينِ
وتهانٍand felicitations عَلىthroughout ممرّthe passage of السنينِthe years
وتهانٍ عَلى ممرّ السنينِ
May good fortune endure for the house of Khayr al-Din,
And felicitations throughout the passing years,
وَاِبتهاجٌand joy ورفعةٌand eminence وحبورٌand delight
وَاِبتهاجٌ ورفعةٌ وحبورٌ
وَأمانٌand safety فيin حصنa fortress of عزّmight حصينِunassailable
وَأمانٌ في حصن عزّ حصينِ
And joy, and eminence, and delight,
And safety in a fortress of unassailable might,
وَسعودand good fortunes تدورُrevolve فيin فلكthe orbit of النجsuccess (first fragment)
وَسعود تدورُ في فلك النج
حِsuccess (final fragment) بِجَلبby bringing المُنىwishes ودفعand warding off المنونِdeath
حِ بِجَلب المُنى ودفع المنونِ
And good fortunes revolving in the orbit of success,
Bringing wishes to fruition and warding off death.
وَهوَand he فيهاin it ممتّعblessed with enjoyment ببنيهِwith his sons
وَهوَ فيها ممتّع ببنيهِ
وَبينهمand among them أشبالِcubs of ليثِthe lion of العرينِthe lair
وَبينهم أشبالِ ليثِ العرينِ
And within it he is blessed with his sons,
And among them, cubs of the lion of the lair—
أَنجمُstars of الفخرِglory حارسينguarding سماءًa heaven
أَنجمُ الفخرِ حارسين سماءً
نيّراهاits two luminaries للدّهرِfor all time تاجاtwo crowns of جبينِa brow
نيّراها للدّهرِ تاجا جبينِ
Stars of glory, guarding a heaven
Whose two luminaries are forever twin crowns upon a brow:
قَمراthe two moons of الملكِkingship والوزارةِand the ministry لاmay they not زاcease (first fragment)
قَمرا الملكِ والوزارةِ لا زا
لاcease (final fragment, dual) ضياءَthe light of الدنىthe worlds وفخرand the glory of الدينِthe faith
لا ضياءَ الدنى وفخر الدينِ
The two moons of kingship and the ministry—may they never cease
To be the light of the worlds and the glory of the faith.
نعمَhow excellent دارٌa house قَدindeed حلّهاhe alighted in it ليلةَon the night of المِعthe Ascension (first fragment)
نعمَ دارٌ قَد حلّها ليلةَ المِع
راجAscension (final fragment) صدرُthe chief of الصدورِchiefs ذوpossessed of التمكينِauthority
راج صدرُ الصدورِ ذو التمكينِ
How fine a house! On the Night of the Ascension it was visited
By the chief of chiefs, endowed with authority:
الوزيرُthe minister الّذيwho تسامَتrose high ذراهاits pinnacles
الوزيرُ الّذي تسامَت ذراها
فيin حِمىthe protection of عزّهhis might المنيعunassailable المصونِwell-guarded
في حِمى عزّه المنيع المصونِ
The minister, under whom its pinnacles have soared
In the shelter of his unassailable, well-guarded might.
ذلكَthat one المُصطفىMustafa, the chosen one لكلّfor every اِعتلاءٍeminence
ذلكَ المُصطفى لكلّ اِعتلاءٍ
عزّwas beyond reach عَنof غيرهِothers besides him لسرٍّfor a mystery كمينِhidden
عزّ عَن غيرهِ لسرٍّ كمينِ
That Mustafa, chosen for every eminence
Beyond the reach of others, through a hidden mystery.
دامَmay it endure منهُfrom him لربّهاfor its master وذويهِand his kin
دامَ منهُ لربّها وذويهِ
عَطفةَthe kindness of المنعمِthe benefactor الوفيّthe faithful الضمينِthe guarantor
عَطفةَ المنعمِ الوفيّ الضمينِ
May there endure from him, for its master and his kin,
The kindness of a faithful benefactor and guarantor.
فَبيُمنso, by the blessing of اِحتفائهhis gracious regard أرّخوهاrecord its date
فَبيُمن اِحتفائه أرّخوها
دامَmay it endure يمنٌgood fortune لدارِfor the house of خيرKhayr الدينِal-Din
دامَ يمنٌ لدارِ خير الدينِ
So, blessed by his favor, record its date:
May good fortune endure for the house of Khayr al-Din.
Sol 6.1