قدمarrived الرَئيسُthe chief مُحمدٌMuhammad بمسرّةِwith joy
قدم الرَئيسُ مُحمدٌ بمسرّةِ
وَسَعادةٍand happiness أَبديةٍeverlasting وَمبرّةِand beneficence
وَسَعادةٍ أَبديةٍ وَمبرّةِ
The chief Muhammad has arrived with joy,
and everlasting happiness and beneficence,
مِنfrom بَعدafter ماthat شَهدتattested أوربّاEurope أنهthat he
مِن بَعد ما شَهدت أوربّا أنه
يُحييrevives بإذنby the leave of اللَهGod نفسَthe soul of المَيتthe dead person
يُحيي بإذن اللَه نفسَ المَيت
after Europe had attested that he
revives, by God's leave, the soul of the dead.
وَلَهُand to him جَهابذةthe masters of الأَطباphysicians أذعنتhave acknowledged
وَلَهُ جَهابذة الأَطبا أذعنت
عِندduring التَجارُبtrials بِالعُلاeminence وَالرفعةand high rank
عِند التَجارُب بِالعُلا وَالرفعة
And the master physicians have acknowledged his
eminence and high rank through trials.
وَالطبand medicine مِنfrom عَلياهhis eminence فَازَhas gained بِعالمa world
وَالطب مِن عَلياه فَازَ بِعالم
فيin واحدone man سامexalted عَليّlofty in الهمةresolve
في واحد سام عَليّ الهمة
And medicine, through his eminence, has gained a world
in one exalted man of lofty resolve.
فَلوَfor if اَنَّthat بقراطاًHippocrates رَأىsaw أَعمالهhis deeds
فَلوَ اَنَّ بقراطاً رَأى أَعماله
لَصَباhe would have yearned إِلَيهِfor him وَلَمand would not يَحلturn away عَنfrom صُحبةcompanionship
لَصَبا إِلَيهِ وَلَم يَحل عَن صُحبة
Had Hippocrates seen his deeds,
he would have yearned for him and never left his company.
وَلَوَand if اَنَّthat جالينوسGalen كانَhad been مُعاصِراًa contemporary
وَلَوَ اَنَّ جالينوس كانَ مُعاصِراً
لِجَنابهof His Excellency لَسعىhe would have labored لَهُfor him فيin الجُملةsum
لِجَنابه لَسعى لَهُ في الجُملة
And had Galen been a contemporary
of His Excellency, he would, in short, have served him.
ياO حَبَّذاhow splendid هَذاthis الأَميرemir فَإِنَّهُfor he
يا حَبَّذا هَذا الأَمير فَإِنَّهُ
فيin عَصرِهِhis age قَدindeed صارَhas become قطبَthe pole of الحكمةwisdom
في عَصرِهِ قَد صارَ قطبَ الحكمة
O how splendid this emir is, for he
in his age has become the pole of wisdom.
وَلحسنand for the excellence of منهجهhis practice اِصطَفاهhe chose him لِنَفسهfor himself
وَلحسن منهجه اِصطَفاه لِنَفسه
صَدرforemost of الصُدورdignitaries سَعيدSa'id أَسنىmost exalted in دَولةsovereignty
صَدر الصُدور سَعيد أَسنى دَولة
For his excellent practice, the one who chose him for himself was
Sa'id, foremost of dignitaries, most exalted in sovereignty.
وَبِأَمرهand at his command طافَhe toured البِلادthe lands جَميعهاall of them
وَبِأَمره طافَ البِلاد جَميعها
مَعَهُwith him وَعادَand returned لِمصرto Egypt بَعدafter الرحلةthe journey
مَعَهُ وَعادَ لِمصر بَعد الرحلة
At his command, he toured all the lands
with him, and returned to Egypt after the journey.
فَتَولَّتso fled الأَدواءُthe diseases عِندَat مَجيئهhis arrival
فَتَولَّت الأَدواءُ عِندَ مَجيئه
وَاِستَبشرand rejoiced المَرضىthe sick بِأَبهىin the finest صحةhealth
وَاِستَبشر المَرضى بِأَبهى صحة
Then diseases fled at his arrival,
and the sick rejoiced in the finest health.
وَمَضىand departed الوَباthe plague لَماwhen أَحسّit sensed بِمَقدمan arrival
وَمَضى الوَبا لَما أَحسّ بِمَقدم
بنسيمهwith its breeze يَشفيheals سقامthe sickness of الأُمةthe nation
بنسيمه يَشفي سقام الأُمة
And plague departed when it sensed an arrival
whose breeze heals the nation's sickness.
فَاِقبَلso accept هَديةthe gift of مُخلصone devoted لَكَto you يَرتَجيwho hopes
فَاِقبَل هَدية مُخلص لَكَ يَرتَجي
عِندَwith السَعيدSa'id دَوامthe continuance of تِلكَthat الحظوةfavor
عِندَ السَعيد دَوام تِلكَ الحظوة
So accept the gift of one devoted to you, who hopes
that such favor with Sa'id may endure.
وَاِعلَمand know بِأَنthat جَوائزيmy rewards مَقصورةare confined
وَاِعلَم بِأَن جَوائزي مَقصورة
بَينَamong الأَنامhumankind عَلىto اكتِسابgaining الشُهرةrenown
بَينَ الأَنام عَلى اكتِساب الشُهرة
And know that my rewards are confined,
among humankind, to gaining renown.
لاnot أَبتغيI seek فيماin what أَبثI spread مِنof الثَناpraise
لا أَبتغي فيما أَبث مِن الثَنا
ذَهباًgold وَلاnor نَفسيmy soul تَميلinclines لِفُضةto silver
ذَهباً وَلا نَفسي تَميل لِفُضة
I seek not, through the praise I spread,
gold, nor does my soul incline toward silver.
وَلأَنتand you indeed أَدرىknow best ياO أَميرemir بِماof what اِحتَوَتhas held
وَلأَنت أَدرى يا أَمير بِما اِحتَوَت
فيin ذَلِكَthat المَعنىmatter عَلَيهِupon it طَويتيmy inmost heart
في ذَلِكَ المَعنى عَلَيهِ طَويتي
And you know best, O emir, what lies
within my heart concerning that matter.
حاشاكfar be it from you تَرضىto consent أَنthat أَبيعI sell وَأَشتريand buy
حاشاك تَرضى أَن أَبيع وَأَشتري
شَرَفيmy honor بِبَيتfor a house لاnot يَدومwill last وَكُسوةand clothing
شَرَفي بِبَيت لا يَدوم وَكُسوة
Far be it from you to consent that I sell and buy
my honor for a house that will not last, and clothing.
وَأَبيكby your father ماnot مثليone like me تُمَدُّis stretched out شَمالهhis left hand
وَأَبيك ما مثلي تُمَدُّ شَماله
فَضلاًto say nothing عَنof اليُمنىthe right hand لِأَلفَيfor two thousand بدرةpurses of money
فَضلاً عَن اليُمنى لِأَلفَي بدرة
By your father, one like me would not stretch out his left hand,
let alone his right, for two thousand purses of money.
أَناI ذَلِكَthat الخلfriend الَّذيwhom جَرَّبتنيyou have tested me
أَنا ذَلِكَ الخل الَّذي جَرَّبتني
وَعَرَفتand you have known أَخلاقيmy character وَحسنand the goodness of سجيتيmy nature
وَعَرَفت أَخلاقي وَحسن سجيتي
I am that friend whom you have put to the test,
and whose character and good nature you have known.
وَرَأَيتand you have seen ديدنيَmy constant habit القَناعةcontentment دائِماًalways
وَرَأَيت ديدنيَ القَناعة دائِماً
مَعdespite سُوءill حَظيmy fortune وَاحتِباسand the holding back of مَطيتيmy mount
مَع سُوء حَظي وَاحتِباس مَطيتي
And you have seen contentment to be my constant way,
despite my ill fortune and my mount's being held back.
فَأَجزso reward سِوايsomeone other than me عَلىfor المَديحthe praise بِماwith whatever تَشاyou wish
فَأَجز سِواي عَلى المَديح بِما تَشا
وَاِجعَلand make نَصيبيmy share مِنكَfrom you حفظpreserving مَودَّتيmy friendship
وَاِجعَل نَصيبي مِنكَ حفظ مَودَّتي
So reward others for their praise with whatever you wish,
and let my share from you be to cherish my friendship.
لاmay you not زلتcease to be مَنشورunfurled اللِواءthe banner مُؤيداًupheld
لا زلت مَنشور اللِواء مُؤيداً
بِالنَصرby victory مَسروراًjoyful مُنيرradiant of الطَلعةcountenance
بِالنَصر مَسروراً مُنير الطَلعة
May you ever remain with banner unfurled, upheld
by victory, joyful and radiant of face,
مُتَباهياًproud بِذَكاءof the intelligence of أَنجالsons لَهُمwho have
مُتَباهياً بِذَكاء أَنجال لَهُم
فيin كُلevery تَعليمbranch of learning كَمالthe perfection of الفطنةdiscernment
في كُل تَعليم كَمال الفطنة
proud of the intelligence of sons who possess
perfect discernment in every branch of learning,
ماas long as اِزدَدتyou increase تَشريفاًin honor وَحُزتand gain تَقدّماًadvancement
ما اِزدَدت تَشريفاً وَحُزت تَقدّماً
وَرقيتand you rise بِالعرفانthrough knowledge أَسنىthe loftiest رُتبةrank
وَرقيت بِالعرفان أَسنى رُتبة
as long as you increase in honor and gain advancement,
and rise through knowledge to the loftiest rank,
وَبَلَغتand you attain مِنagainst أَعداكyour enemies ماwhat أَمَّلتهyou hoped for it
وَبَلَغت مِن أَعداك ما أَمَّلته
وَحَظيتand you enjoy فيin مَصرٍEgypt بِأَجزلwith the most abundant نعمةblessing
وَحَظيت في مَصرٍ بِأَجزل نعمة
and attain against your enemies all you hoped for,
and enjoy in Egypt the most abundant blessings,
أَوor قالsaid مَجديMajdi فيof الإِيابthe return مُؤرخاًcomposing a chronogram
أَو قال مَجدي في الإِياب مُؤرخاً
لمحمدfor Muhammad تَرَفٌease بِأَهنىin the most blissful أوبةhomecoming
لمحمد تَرَفٌ بِأَهنى أوبة
or Majdi says of the return, composing a chronogram:
"Muhammad enjoys ease in the most blissful homecoming."
Sol 6.1