فَخريFakhri لَكَto you البُشرىthe glad tidings بِأَذكىof the brightest وَلَدْson
فَخري لَكَ البُشرى بِأَذكى وَلَدْ
ماthere is no مثلهhis like فيin حُسنهhis beauty بِالبَلَدْin the town
ما مثله في حُسنه بِالبَلَدْ
Fakhri, glad tidings to you of the cleverest child!
Fakhri, glad tidings to you of the brightest son!
No one in the town equals him in beauty.
There is none in the town to match his beauty.
وَافاكcame to you فيat العيدEid بِأَقوىwith the strongest مَددsupport
وَافاك في العيد بِأَقوى مَدد
كَجَدهlike his grandfather وَهُوَand he شَبيهresembling الأَسَدthe lion
كَجَده وَهُوَ شَبيه الأَسَد
And at Eid he came to you with the strongest support,
He came to you at Eid with the strongest support,
He is like his grandfather, and resembles a lion.
Like his grandfather, he resembles a lion.
فَقالَso he said مَجديMajdi عَنكَabout you فيin تاريخهhis chronogram
فَقالَ مَجدي عَنكَ في تاريخه
جَعفَرJa‘far فَخريFakhri أَحبdearest وَلَدson
جَعفَر فَخري أَحب وَلَد
Then Majdi said of you in his chronogram:
So Majdi said of you in his chronogram:
“Ja‘far Fakhri—the dearest child.”
Ja‘far Fakhri is the dearest son.
Sol 6.1