بِثَناthrough praise of سَعيدِSa‘id زَمانِهhis age كَنزِtreasure of المَلاthe people
بِثَنا سَعيدِ زَمانِه كَنزِ المَلا
ثَغرُthe mouth الأَمانيthe hopes فيin التَهانيthe congratulations قَدindeed حَلاhas grown sweet
ثَغرُ الأَماني في التَهاني قَد حَلا
With praise of Sa‘id of his age, the people's treasure,
the mouth of hopes has grown sweet amid congratulations.
وَمَديحand praise of دَولتهhis rule العَليةthe exalted لَمnot يَزَلhas ceased
وَمَديح دَولته العَلية لَم يَزَل
فيin مَصرهhis Egypt أَصفىpurest وَأَعذَبand sweetest منهلاa wellspring
في مَصره أَصفى وَأَعذَب منهلا
And praise of his exalted rule has ever been
in his Egypt the purest and sweetest wellspring.
وَبشكرهand through thanks to him عيدfeast الأَضاحيthe sacrifices كُلَّماwhenever
وَبشكره عيد الأَضاحي كُلَّما
وافىarrived زَهتshone أَنوارهits lights وَتجمّلاand grew resplendent
وافى زَهت أَنواره وَتجمّلا
And with thanks to him, the Feast of Sacrifices, whenever
it arrived, its lights shone, and it grew resplendent.
وَبدتand appeared بِهِin it لِلناظِرينto the onlookers مَواكبٌprocessions
وَبدت بِهِ لِلناظِرين مَواكبٌ
فاقَتsurpassed بِزينتهاin their finery الطِرازthe style الأَولاthe former
فاقَت بِزينتها الطِراز الأَولا
And processions appeared in it before the onlookers,
surpassing in their finery the style of old.
وَدَعتand prayed رَعيتهhis subjects بِطُولfor the length of بَقائهhis continuance
وَدَعت رَعيته بِطُول بَقائه
وَقَدand indeed استجيبwas answered دُعاؤُهاtheir prayer وَتُقُبِّلاand was accepted
وَقَد استجيب دُعاؤُها وَتُقُبِّلا
And his subjects prayed that he might long endure,
and indeed their prayer was answered and accepted.
لازالmay he ever remain مَعwith طوسنTusun المَعاليlofty distinctions شبلُهhis lion-cub
لازال مَع طوسن المَعالي شبلُه
لِلملكfor the kingdom حُصناًa stronghold لاnot يرامis assailed وموئلاand a refuge
لِلملك حُصناً لا يرام وموئلا
May he remain, with Tusun of high distinction, his lion-cub,
an unassailable stronghold and refuge for the kingdom.
أَوor ماwhenever أَتىcomes عيدa feast يُبشرheralds أَنَّهُthat he
أَو ما أَتى عيد يُبشر أَنَّهُ
يَبقىremains لَهُfor him حسنُexcellence in التَصَرُّفِgovernance وَالوَلاand allegiance
يَبقى لَهُ حسنُ التَصَرُّفِ وَالوَلا
Or whenever a feast comes, heralding that
good governance and allegiance shall remain his,
أَوor قالَsaid مَجديMajdi فيin الهَناءrejoicing مؤرخاًrecording the date
أَو قالَ مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرخاً
عيدfeast الأَضاحيthe sacrifices لِلسَعيدfor Sa‘id بِهِthrough it العُلاlofty glory
عيد الأَضاحي لِلسَعيد بِهِ العُلا
or Majdi says amid rejoicing, recording the date:
"The Feast of Sacrifices—through it, lofty glory is Sa‘id's."
Sol 6.1