انْظُرْ لِجِسْرٍ يَنْجَلِي
بِكُلّ صُنْعٍ أجْمَلِ
Behold a bridge emerging into view,
more beautiful in every crafted detail.
يَزْهُو بِهِ مَلْيَانُ عَنْ
مَجْرَدَةَ وَيَعْتَلِي
With it Malyān glories over
Mujarrada and rises high.
وَمِنْ مَعَانِي اسْمَيْهِمَا
يَظْهَرُ فَضْلُ الأوَّلِ
And from the meanings of their two names
the first one’s superiority shines forth.
وَزَادَ فَضْلاً إذْ دَنَا
لِمَنْ بَنَى بِالمَنزِلِ
Its excellence grew when it drew near
in rank to the one who built it—
نَجْلٍ حُسَينٍ مَنْ نَحْا
مَنحَى الهُدَاةِ الأوَّلِ
Husayn’s son, who followed
the path of the earliest guides.
بَلَّغَهُ خَالِقُهُ
مَا يَبْتَغِي مِنْ أمَلِ
May his Creator cause him to attain
whatever hope he seeks.
وَبِاسْمِه أرَّخْتُهُ
زَكَا بِهِ البَاشَا عَلِي
And with his name I dated it:
“Through it, Ali Pasha prospered.”
Sol 5.6