قدمhas arrived السَعيدSa‘id بِعزةin glory وَسُرورِand joy
قدم السَعيد بِعزة وَسُرورِ
وَشَهامةand gallantry وَسَماحةand generosity وَحبورِand gladness
وَشَهامة وَسَماحة وَحبورِ
Sa‘id has arrived in glory and joy,
With gallantry, generosity, and gladness,
وَسَكينةٍand serenity وَمَهابةand awe وَجَلالةand majesty
وَسَكينةٍ وَمَهابة وَجَلالة
وَسَديدand sound رَأيjudgment فائقoutstanding التَدبيرplanning
وَسَديد رَأي فائق التَدبير
With serenity, awe, and majesty,
With sound judgment and consummate planning,
وَسِياسةand governance بِالعَدلwith justice أَزهرshone brightly بَدرُهاits full moon
وَسِياسة بِالعَدل أَزهر بَدرُها
فَجلتso cleared بِمَصرin Egypt غَياهبُdepths of gloom الدَيجُورpitch darkness
فَجلت بِمَصر غَياهبُ الدَيجُور
And rule whose full moon shone with justice,
So the depths of pitch-black darkness cleared in Egypt;
وَمَعارفٍand learning نُشِرتwas spread بِهاwithin her فَتزينتso she was adorned
وَمَعارفٍ نُشِرت بِها فَتزينت
وَسَمَتand she rose عَلىabove الدُنياthe world بِأَبهَجwith the loveliest نُورlight
وَسَمَت عَلى الدُنيا بِأَبهَج نُور
And learning was spread within her, so she was adorned,
And rose above the world in the loveliest light;
وَمَكارمٍand bounties سالَتflowed كَغَيثlike rain هاطلpouring
وَمَكارمٍ سالَت كَغَيث هاطل
مِنfrom راحَتيهِhis two palms لِموسرٍto a wealthy person وَفَقيرand a poor person
مِن راحَتيهِ لِموسرٍ وَفَقير
And bounties flowed like pouring rain,
From his two palms to rich and poor;
وَمَنافعٍand benefits للعالمينfor humankind كَثيرةmany
وَمَنافعٍ للعالمين كَثيرة
ماnot جادَbestowed generously مِنهاof them غَيرهanyone but him بِيَسيرeven a little
ما جادَ مِنها غَيره بِيَسير
And many benefits for humankind,
Of which no one else bestowed even a little;
وَمَناقبٍand virtues غُرٍّradiant تَعذَّرproved impossible حَصرُهاcounting them
وَمَناقبٍ غُرٍّ تَعذَّر حَصرُها
لَماas غَدَتthey came to be تَنموgrowing بِغَيرwithout فُتورslackening
لَما غَدَت تَنمو بِغَير فُتور
And radiant virtues impossible to count,
As they kept growing without abating.
فَتَجملتso she adorned herself مَصرEgypt بِأَحسَنwith the finest زينةfinery
فَتَجملت مَصر بِأَحسَن زينة
لِعَزيزهاfor her sovereign سَيفsword العُلاglory المَشهورunsheathed
لِعَزيزها سَيف العُلا المَشهور
So Egypt decked herself in the finest finery
For her sovereign, glory’s unsheathed sword;
وَاِستَنشَقَتand she inhaled ريحthe scent القُدومof arrival فَأَبصرتand so she saw
وَاِستَنشَقَت ريح القُدوم فَأَبصرت
وَبروحهاand with her soul سَمحتshe gave freely لِخَيرto the best بَشيرbearer of glad tidings
وَبروحها سَمحت لِخَير بَشير
And breathed the scent of his coming, and saw clearly,
And freely offered her soul to the finest bearer of glad tidings.
وَالدَهرand Time منّbestowed graciously عَلىupon الأَنامhumankind بِأَوبةwith a homecoming
وَالدَهر منّ عَلى الأَنام بِأَوبة
هِيَit is كَالزلالlike clear, sweet water عَلىfor الظَماthirst بِهَجيرin midday heat
هِيَ كَالزلال عَلى الظَما بِهَجير
And Time graced humankind with a homecoming
Like clear, sweet water for thirst in the midday heat.
قَسَماًI swear بِحلمكby your forbearance ياO اِبنson of أَكرَمthe most generous مالكruler
قَسَماً بِحلمك يا اِبن أَكرَم مالك
وَأَجلّand most exalted مَولىlord للعلومfor the sciences نَصيرa champion
وَأَجلّ مَولى للعلوم نَصير
I swear by your forbearance, O son of the most generous ruler,
And the most exalted lord, a champion of the sciences;
وَبِماand by what مَنحتyou bestowed بِهِwith it الوَرىhumankind مِنof نعمةblessing
وَبِما مَنحت بِهِ الوَرى مِن نعمة
عَنهُمfrom them أَزالَتit removed آفةthe bane of التَقتيرprivation
عَنهُم أَزالَت آفة التَقتير
And by the blessing you bestowed upon humankind,
Which rid them of the bane of want;
وَبِماand by what جَمعتyou gathered مِنof الفُنونthe arts لِمصرناfor our Egypt
وَبِما جَمعت مِن الفُنون لِمصرنا
لَماwhen عَفوتyou pardoned وَجئتand you came بَعدَafter فُتورa lull
لَما عَفوت وَجئت بَعدَ فُتور
And by the arts you gathered for our Egypt,
When you pardoned and came after a lull;
وَبرحمةand by mercy لِلناسtoward the people مِنكَfrom you وَرَأفةand compassion
وَبرحمة لِلناس مِنكَ وَرَأفة
وَبهمةand by resolve تُرجىlooked to with hope لِدَفعfor overcoming عَسيرhardship
وَبهمة تُرجى لِدَفع عَسير
And by your mercy and compassion toward the people,
And by resolve looked to for overcoming hardship;
وَبِهَيبةand by awe عِندَat النِزالbattle وَسَطوةand might
وَبِهَيبة عِندَ النِزال وَسَطوة
مَوصوفةrenowned فيin مَهمَهٍa trackless desert وَبُحورand seas
مَوصوفة في مَهمَهٍ وَبُحور
And by awe in battle, and might
Renowned in desert wastes and on the seas;
وَبحكمةand by wisdom يَمنيةYemeni عَنعنتَهاyou transmitted it through narrators
وَبحكمة يَمنية عَنعنتَها
وَنماand grew شَذاهاits fragrance فَوقَabove كُلevery عَبيرperfume
وَنما شَذاها فَوقَ كُل عَبير
And by Yemeni wisdom that you passed down,
Whose fragrance rose above every perfume;
وَبِمَنطقand by speech عَذبsweet بعدّةin several أَلسُنtongues
وَبِمَنطق عَذب بعدّة أَلسُن
ماnot حازَهاmastered them ملكa king وَصَدرnor a chief صُدورof dignitaries
ما حازَها ملك وَصَدر صُدور
And by sweet speech in many tongues,
Which no king or foremost dignitary has mastered;
لَولاwere it not for رَجاthe hope of الراجينthose who hope أَنكthat you قادمare coming
لَولا رَجا الراجين أَنك قادم
بِالنَصرwith victory وَالبُشرىand glad tidings وَجَبرand mending كَسيرone who is broken
بِالنَصر وَالبُشرى وَجَبر كَسير
Had the hopeful not hoped that you were coming
With victory, glad tidings, and healing for the broken,
لَنأواthey would have gone far away عَنfrom الأَوطانthe homelands وَهيَthough they are عَزيزةdear
لَنأوا عَن الأَوطان وَهيَ عَزيزة
وَتَباعدواand gone far away عَنfrom جيرةneighbors وَسَميرand an evening companion
وَتَباعدوا عَن جيرة وَسَمير
They would have left their homelands, dear though they are,
And gone far from neighbors and evening companions;
لَكنهمbut they صَبَرواendured patiently عَلىin the face of ماwhat نالَهُمbefell them
لَكنهم صَبَروا عَلى ما نالَهُم
حَتّىuntil أَتيتyou came وَزالand vanished كُلevery نَكيرevil
حَتّى أَتيت وَزال كُل نَكير
But they endured what befell them
Until you came, and every evil passed away.
فَاحكُمso rule فَأَنتَfor you are أَجلّthe greatest مَنof those who سادَruled الوَرىhumankind
فَاحكُم فَأَنتَ أَجلّ مَن سادَ الوَرى
وَلأَنتand surely you are لِلعَلياءfor glory خَيرthe best مجيرprotector
وَلأَنت لِلعَلياء خَير مجير
So rule, for you are the greatest ever to lead humankind,
And surely you are glory’s finest protector.
وَاعدلand be just فَإِنfor indeed لَكَto you الرِقابthe necks مُطيعةobedient
وَاعدل فَإِن لَكَ الرِقاب مُطيعة
لاmay you never زلتcease to be مَحفوظاًprotected لِيَومuntil the Day of نُشورResurrection
لا زلت مَحفوظاً لِيَوم نُشور
And be just, for necks bow obediently to you;
May you ever be protected until the Day of Resurrection.
وَبعيدكand on your feast day الأَسمىmost exalted تَهنأrejoice وَافتخرand take pride
وَبعيدك الأَسمى تَهنأ وَافتخر
فيناamong us بِملكin a reign ثابتsteadfast وَكَبيرand mighty
فينا بِملك ثابت وَكَبير
And rejoice in your most exalted feast, and take pride
Among us in a reign steadfast and mighty.
وَاقبلand accept مَديحاًpraise فيكَof you جاءَcame مؤرخاًas a chronogram
وَاقبل مَديحاً فيكَ جاءَ مؤرخاً
قدمhas arrived السَعيدSa‘id بعزةin glory وَسُرورand joy
قدم السَعيد بعزة وَسُرور
And accept this praise of you, which comes as a chronogram:
Sa‘id has arrived in glory and joy.
Sol 6.1