سُرَّwas gladdened الفؤادthe heart بعرسby the wedding منthe one who سرتrejoiced بهِin him
سُرَّ الفؤاد بعرس من سرت بهِ
كلall الأنامhumankind لفضلهِfor his excellence المتعاظمِever-growing
كل الأنام لفضلهِ المتعاظمِ
The heart was gladdened by the wedding of one in whom
The heart rejoiced at a wedding of one veiled
All humankind rejoiced for his ever-growing excellence:
All people for his great virtues are enthralled
الشهمthe noble-hearted man إلياسElias الذيwhose أوصافهُhis qualities
الشهم إلياس الذي أوصافهُ
قدindeed أقصرتhave fallen short بالمدحin praise أيديthe hands الناظمِof the poet
قد أقصرت بالمدح أيدي الناظمِ
The noble-hearted Elias, whose qualities
The noble Ilyas whose qualities
The poet's hands have fallen short of praising.
Exceed what any eulogizer has extolled
لاحتshone forth إلىup to هذاthis الزمانtime علائِمٌsigns
لاحت إلى هذا الزمان علائِمٌ
منهُfrom him فكانتand so they were فيهِin it خيرthe finest علائِمِsigns
منهُ فكانت فيهِ خير علائِمِ
Signs have shone forth up to the present time,
Signs of him shone in this time
From him, and in this age they were the finest signs.
And were in it the best of signs
غنمwon الفتىthe young man لحماهfor his protected domain سيدةthe foremost lady النساwomen
غنم الفتى لحماه سيدة النسا
ولذاكand for that reason أرخrecord the date قدindeed دعاهُhe has called him بغانمِas a winner
ولذاك أرخ قد دعاهُ بغانمِ
The young man won for his home the foremost of women;
The youth gained for his protector the mistress of women
And so, record the date: he has called him a winner.
And so he called him Ghannam
Sol 6.1