قد جاد بالرتبة الأولى لأهليها
سلطاننا فهو يدري مستحقيها
He has generously bestowed the highest rank to its rightful people
Our Sultan, for he knows who deserves it
إن الكريمة إذ تهدى إلى رجل
كفوء لها نال شكر الخلق مهديها
When a noble woman is gifted to a man worthy of her
He earns the gratitude of people for being her guide
لذلك الان اهداها لذي شرف
تزيد في شانه المرفوع تنويها
And so now he has gifted her to one of noble lineage
Whose high station is further elevated by this honor
الجنبلاطيء من كل الورى شهدت
بانه ذو معالٍ عنه نرويها
The Joumblatts of the world have all witnessed
That he is a man of great deeds, we narrate them
يدعي نسيباً لان اضحى له نسب
كالشمس راد الضحى لا غيم يخفيها
He claims lineage, for he has a pedigree
Like the radiant sun at dawn, no clouds can hide it
ان السعيد ابوه والبشير له
جدٌّ لذا بهما قد حاز تشبيها
Al-Sa'eed is his father, and Al-Bashir
His grandfather, so through them he has gained similarity
يا حبذا هم اصول عنهم اشتهرت
جهراً محامد ليس العد يحصيها
How excellent, they are roots from which have sprouted
Publicly, praises that cannot be counted
احيا مآثرهم في حسن سيرته
ومثله من يحفظ المجد يحييها
He revived their glories with his good conduct
And one who preserves glory thus enlivens it
وكم مآثر آباء سواه حوى
فلم يصنها ولكن ظل يحييها
How many glories of other fathers he has contained
Yet he did not safeguard them, though he kept reviving them
ما كل من أحرز العلياء كان لها
أهلاً سوى ماجد ما زال ينميها
Not everyone who attains high station is suited for it
Except the glorious one who continues to cultivate it
كما نسيب العلا قد زان رتبته
وزادها منه ترفيعاً وترفيها
As the kinsman of the lofty, his rank adorned him
And elevated it, honoring and entertaining him
ذو عفة لم يشبها قط من طمع
ولم يشنها ولكن عف تنزيها
A man of chastity, never tainted by greed
Nor evil, but rather characterized by piety
بابي المكاره لكن المكارم من
اخوانه فهو يهواها ويطريها
The abode of troubles, yet nobleness is what
His brothers embody, so he loves and values it
له مزايا جميلات بجملتها
لكنه مفرد في عصره فيها
He has many fine traits, beautiful in their entirety
Yet he is unmatched in his time in possessing them
بحكمة قد جرت احكامه وبها
كل الأوامر بين الناس يجريها
With wisdom his rulings have flowed, and through them
All commands amongst people are enacted
والعدل والنضل والمعروف قد جبلت
فيها جبلته بالطبع يبديها
Justice, integrity, and goodness are ingrained
In his nature, which spontaneously displays them
يقظان في كل حال لا يحيد به
عن الصواب فلا يحتاج تنبيها
Vigilant at all times, straying not
From what is right, needing no reminder
والشوف أمسى خصيباً من إدارته
وقام مفتخراً في حكمه تيها
And the Shouf has prospered under his rule
Boasting proudly of his governance, wandering in it
اني اهنئ عن حبٍ سعادته
بمنحة دام في مسراه بعليها
I congratulate him out of love for his good fortune
In being granted an elevation, lofty in status through it
ذي نعمةٌ سرت الاحباب قاطبة
وكلهم اطنبوا في شكر موليها
A blessing that brought joy to all loved ones
Who profusely expressed thanks to its Granter
عبد الحميد الذي تاريخه بهج
يمن بالرتبة الأولى لأهليها
Abdul Hamid, whose brilliant history
Has been blessed with the highest rank for his family
