نَشأgrew up السَعيدSa'id (the fortunate) محمدٌMuhammad لَيثُthe lion of الشَرىal-Sharā
نَشأ السَعيد محمدٌ لَيثُ الشَرى
وَغَداand became لملكto the dominion of أَبيهhis father أَكرمَthe noblest وَارثِheir
وَغَدا لملك أَبيه أَكرمَ وَارثِ
Muhammad Sa'id grew up, the lion of al-Sharā,
And became the noblest heir to his father's dominion.
وَبِهِand through him اِكتَسىclothed itself in فَصلُthe season of الربيعspring مَحاسِناًbeauties
وَبِهِ اِكتَسى فَصلُ الربيع مَحاسِناً
وَصَفاand grew serene الزَمانtime لِراحلfor a traveler وَلماكثand for one who stays
وَصَفا الزَمان لِراحل وَلماكث
Through him, spring clothed itself in beauty,
And time grew serene for traveler and resident.
وَاِستبشرand rejoiced المَريخMars مِنهُin him بقسورat a mighty lion
وَاِستبشر المَريخ مِنهُ بقسور
يُوديbrings death لَدىamid الهَيجاbattle بِمُهجةto the lifeblood of ناكثan oathbreaker
يُودي لَدى الهَيجا بِمُهجة ناكث
And Mars rejoiced to find in him a mighty lion,
Who ends an oathbreaker's life in battle.
وَسمَتand rose high بِمولدهthrough his birth الوَقائعevents وَاِنقَضتand came to an end
وَسمَت بِمولده الوَقائع وَاِنقَضت
أَيامthe days of نابليونNapoleon واحدthe peerless one of يافثJapheth
أَيام نابليون واحد يافث
And events rose in glory with his birth, and passed away
The days of Napoleon, Japheth's peerless one.
شَتانhow great the difference بينهماbetween them فَإِنfor indeed سَعيدناour Sa'id
شَتان بينهما فَإِن سَعيدنا
لِحِمايةfor the protection of الأَوطانthe homelands أَوفىthe most faithful حارثtiller
لِحِماية الأَوطان أَوفى حارث
How different they are! For our Sa'id
Is the most faithful tiller in defense of the homelands.
وَلمصرand for Egypt طُولthroughout الدَهرall time مِنهُfrom him تَمدُّنٌcivilization
وَلمصر طُول الدَهر مِنهُ تَمدُّنٌ
يَزدادincreases فيin أَوقاتهhis days بِبَواعثthrough impelling forces
يَزداد في أَوقاته بِبَواعث
And Egypt gains from him civilization for all time,
Increasing in his days through impelling forces.
وَالفَخرand Pride فيat عيدa festival يَقولsays مُؤرِّخاًcomposing a chronogram
وَالفَخر في عيد يَقول مُؤرِّخاً
خُلقwas born السَعيدSa'id لِناجبto a noble man فيin مارثMarch
خُلق السَعيد لِناجب في مارث
And Pride declares at a festival, composing a chronogram:
Sa'id was born to a noble man in March.
Sol 6.1