تَرقىrose in rank سَعيدٌSa'id وافرabundant in الحَزمresolve وَالتُقىand piety
تَرقى سَعيدٌ وافر الحَزم وَالتُقى
وَحلّاكand adorned you ياO جَيدneck المَعاليlofty honors قَلائدُnecklaces
وَحلّاك يا جَيد المَعالي قَلائدُ
Sa'id rose in rank, rich in resolve and piety;
And necklaces adorned you, O neck of lofty honors.
فَإِنfor indeed سَعيداًSa'id دُونهbeneath him كُلevery رتبةrank
فَإِن سَعيداً دُونه كُل رتبة
يقصرfalls short عَنهاof reaching it بِالفَضائلthrough virtues صاعدone who ascends
يقصر عَنها بِالفَضائل صاعد
For beneath Sa'id lies every rank
That one who rises through virtue falls short of reaching.
وَبِالسَبقand in winning precedence فيin خَيرthe best of الأُمورdeeds جِيادهhis steeds
وَبِالسَبق في خَير الأُمور جِياده
يَفوزwins لَهُfor him مِنهاamong them طَريفa newly acquired one وَتالدand an inherited one
يَفوز لَهُ مِنها طَريف وَتالد
And the lead in the noblest deeds his steeds—
Newly acquired and inherited alike—win for him.
وَلماand when سَماhe rose بالامتيازwith distinction وَأَشرَقَتand shone
وَلما سَما بالامتياز وَأَشرَقَت
كَواكبهhis stars بِالسَعدwith good fortune وَاِنحَطand sank low حاسدan envier
كَواكبه بِالسَعد وَاِنحَط حاسد
And when he rose with distinction, and shone forth
His stars with good fortune, while an envier sank low,
أَشارreferred لَهُto him مَجديMajdi يَقولsaying مؤرخاًmarking the date
أَشار لَهُ مَجدي يَقول مؤرخاً
سَعيدSa'id عَميدa chief شامخlofty الودaffection ماجدnoble
سَعيد عَميد شامخ الود ماجد
Majdi referred to him, saying in a chronogram:
“Sa'id: a chief, lofty in affection, noble.”
Sol 6.1