حليتyou adorned ياO دَهرTime جيدneck الملكsovereignty بِالدررِwith pearls
حليت يا دَهر جيد الملك بِالدررِ
فيin دَولةa realm نُورُهاits light أَزرىput to shame عَلىupon القَمَرِthe moon
في دَولة نُورُها أَزرى عَلى القَمَرِ
You have adorned, O Time, the neck of sovereignty with pearls,
In a realm whose radiance puts the moon to shame,
فيin دَولةa realm صَدرُهاits chief إسماعيلIsmail أَيدهاhe strengthened it
في دَولة صَدرُها إسماعيل أَيدها
مِنهُfrom him بِرأيwith judgment سَديدsound دافعwarding off الخَطَرdanger
مِنهُ بِرأي سَديد دافع الخَطَر
In a realm whose chief is Ismail, who strengthened it
With his sound judgment, which wards off danger.
وَحينand when آلpassed إِلَيهِto him الأَمرauthority فيin رَجَبRajab
وَحين آل إِلَيهِ الأَمر في رَجَب
لَمdid not يَبقَremain للجورof oppression فيin الأَوطانthe lands مِنany أَثَرtrace
لَم يَبقَ للجور في الأَوطان مِن أَثَر
And when authority passed to him in Rajab,
No trace of oppression remained in the lands.
وَمَصرand Egypt أَعلامهاits banners فيin عَصرهhis era نُشِرتwere unfurled
وَمَصر أَعلامها في عَصره نُشِرت
مِنfrom بَعدafter طيّfolding بِعَدلٍthrough justice شاملٍall-embracing عُمَريUmar-like
مِن بَعد طيّ بِعَدلٍ شاملٍ عُمَري
And Egypt's banners were unfurled in his reign,
After being folded, through all-embracing justice like Umar's.
وَمُذand when رَأىhe saw أَنهُthat he لاno بُدescape مِنfrom عَضُدٍa supporting arm
وَمُذ رَأى أَنهُ لا بُد مِن عَضُدٍ
يُعينهhelps him فيin القَضاdispensing justice بِالحَزمwith resolve وَالفِكَرand thoughts
يُعينه في القَضا بِالحَزم وَالفِكَر
And when he saw that he needed a supporting arm
To aid him in dispensing justice with resolve and reflection,
اِختارhe chose راغبRaghib هَذاthis العَصرage فيin حِكَمٍwise counsels
اِختار راغب هَذا العَصر في حِكَمٍ
لَهُfor him بِهاthrough them السَبقprecedence بَينَamong البَدوnomads وَالحَضَرand townsfolk
لَهُ بِها السَبق بَينَ البَدو وَالحَضَر
He chose this age's Raghib for his wise counsels,
Through which he holds first place among nomads and townsfolk.
Sol 6.1