نَطقَتspoke بشكركin thanks to you صحةُthe health of الأَبدانِbodies
نَطقَت بشكرك صحةُ الأَبدانِ
وَالطبand medicine بَثَّspread ثَناكyour praise فيthroughout الأَوطانِthe lands
وَالطب بَثَّ ثَناك في الأَوطانِ
Bodily health has voiced its thanks to you,
And medicine has spread your praise throughout the lands.
وَبِكَand through you المَعارفُlearning أَشرَقَتshone أَنوارهاits lights
وَبِكَ المَعارفُ أَشرَقَت أَنوارها
فيin مَصرEgypt وَاِنتَشَرَتand spread بِكُلin every مَكانplace
في مَصر وَاِنتَشَرَت بِكُل مَكان
And through you, the lights of learning have shone
In Egypt, and spread to every place.
وَلأَنتand surely you مِناamong us ياO مُحمدMuhammad أَوّلforemost
وَلأَنت مِنا يا مُحمد أَوّل
فيin كُلevery فَنّart ماnot لَهُto him مِنany ثانيsecond
في كُل فَنّ ما لَهُ مِن ثاني
And you indeed, O Muhammad, are foremost among us
In every art, with none your equal.
فَلوَfor if اَنَّthat بُقراطاًHippocrates رآكsaw you لَماwould not سَماhave risen
فَلوَ اَنَّ بُقراطاً رآك لَما سَما
بِبَديعthrough the marvel of حكمتهhis wisdom عَلىabove الأَخدانthe companions
بِبَديع حكمته عَلى الأَخدان
For had Hippocrates seen you, he would not have risen
Above his fellows through his wondrous wisdom.
وَلَوَand if اَنَّthat جالينوسGalen شاهدكsaw you اِقتدىmodeled himself
وَلَوَ اَنَّ جالينوس شاهدك اِقتدى
بِكَafter you فيin إِزالةremoving علةthe affliction of السَرَطانcancer
بِكَ في إِزالة علة السَرَطان
And had Galen seen you, he would have followed
Your example in curing the affliction of cancer.
وَكَذَلِكَand likewise الحبرthe learned scholar اِبنُson of سيناSina لَمnot يَكُنbe
وَكَذَلِكَ الحبر اِبنُ سينا لَم يَكُن
لَكَto you ياO رَئيسchief سِوىexcept مِنamong الأَعوانthe helpers
لَكَ يا رَئيس سِوى مِن الأَعوان
Likewise, the scholar Ibn Sina would have been nothing
To you, O chief, but one of your helpers.
وَلَقَدand indeed صَفحناwe pardoned عَنregarding ذُنوبsins أَثقَلَتweighed down
وَلَقَد صَفحنا عَن ذُنوب أَثقَلَت
ظَهرthe back of الحَوادثevents وَالزَمانand Time الجانيguilty
ظَهر الحَوادث وَالزَمان الجاني
And indeed, we have pardoned sins that burdened
The back of events and of guilty Time,
حَيثwhen المَراتبranks of honor بِالمَواكبin processions أَقبَلَتapproached
حَيث المَراتب بِالمَواكب أَقبَلَت
تَسعىhastening لبابكto your door فيin رَبيعRabi الثانيthe Second
تَسعى لبابك في رَبيع الثاني
When ranks of honor approached in processions,
Hastening to your door in Rabi al-Thani.
وَأَمدّكand supported you الملكthe king السَعيدthe fortunate محمدٌMuhammad
وَأَمدّك الملك السَعيد محمدٌ
بِجَزيلwith abundant إِحسانfavor عَلىupon إِحسانfavor
بِجَزيل إِحسان عَلى إِحسان
And the fortunate king Muhammad lavished on you
Generous favor upon favor.
وَبلغتand you attained مِنfrom جَدواهhis bounty ماwhat فَوقbeyond المُنىhopes
وَبلغت مِن جَدواه ما فَوق المُنى
لَماwhen أُتيحتwas afforded فُرصةُthe opportunity for الإِمكانpossibility
لَما أُتيحت فُرصةُ الإِمكان
And from his bounty you attained what surpassed all hopes,
When the chance to do so was afforded.
وَكَساكand clothed you مِنهُfrom him العَدلjustice حلةَa robe of رفعةٍeminence
وَكَساك مِنهُ العَدل حلةَ رفعةٍ
تُوميpoints إِلىtoward عَليائهhis loftiness بِبنانwith a fingertip
تُومي إِلى عَليائه بِبنان
And his justice clothed you in a robe of eminence
That points a fingertip toward his lofty station.
وَلَهُand for him تشيرsignals يدthe hand of السَعادةgood fortune بِالبَقاtoward continuance
وَلَهُ تشير يد السَعادة بِالبَقا
لِلملكfor kingship فيin عزglory وَفيand in سُلطانsovereignty
لِلملك في عز وَفي سُلطان
And the hand of good fortune signals for him the continuance
Of kingship in glory and sovereign power.
فَلَكمfor how many لِراحَتِهِfor his palm بحارُseas of مَكارمٍgenerous deeds
فَلَكم لِراحَتِهِ بحارُ مَكارمٍ
أَربَتgrew greater جَداولُهاtheir streams عَلىthan الطُوفانthe flood
أَربَت جَداولُها عَلى الطُوفان
For many are the seas of bounty in his palm,
Whose streams have surpassed the flood!
وَلَكمand how much لَهُhe has مِنof سَطوةmight مَعروفةwell known
وَلَكم لَهُ مِن سَطوة مَعروفة
فيagainst المُعتدينthe aggressors إِذاwhen التَقىmeet الجَمعانthe two hosts
في المُعتدين إِذا التَقى الجَمعان
And how great is his renowned might
Against aggressors when the two hosts meet!
وَلَكمand how much لِهمتهfor his resolve مَزيدُan increase of عِنايةٍcare
وَلَكم لِهمته مَزيدُ عِنايةٍ
بِنِظامto the organization of جَيشan army لِلعِداagainst the foes يَقظانever watchful
بِنِظام جَيش لِلعِدا يَقظان
And how much further care his resolve devotes
To organizing an army ever watchful against the foe!
ولَكمand how often بِنشرthrough the spread of تمدّنcivilization فيin عَصرهhis age
ولَكم بِنشر تمدّن في عَصره
فازَتwon نَواحيthe regions of مَصرEgypt بِالعُمرانwith prosperity
فازَت نَواحي مَصر بِالعُمران
And how often, through civilization's spread in his age,
Egypt's regions have gained prosperity!
وَلَكمand how much لَهُhe has بِعَبيدهtoward his servants مِنof رَأفةٍcompassion
وَلَكم لَهُ بِعَبيده مِن رَأفةٍ
لَمnot يَختَلفdisagree فيهاover it عَلَيهِconcerning him اِثنانtwo people
لَم يَختَلف فيها عَلَيهِ اِثنان
And how much compassion he shows his servants,
On which no two have disagreed!
وَلَكمand how many لَهُhe has بَينamong المُلوكkings مَناقبٌvirtues
وَلَكم لَهُ بَين المُلوك مَناقبٌ
جلَّتwere exalted عَنbeyond الإِحصاenumeration بِأَيّby any لِسانtongue
جلَّت عَن الإِحصا بِأَيّ لِسان
And how many virtues he has among kings,
Too great for any tongue to count!
وَلَكمand how much لحضرةfor His Highness شبلهhis lion-cub طوسنTusun العُلاlofty glory
وَلَكم لحضرة شبله طوسن العُلا
فيin كُلall ماthat يَعنيهconcerns him مِنof إِمعانdeep consideration
في كُل ما يَعنيه مِن إِمعان
And how deeply His Highness, his exalted lion-cub Tusun,
Considers all that concerns him!
فَابسطso spread يَديكyour two hands مَعwith البَريةall creation بِالدُعاin prayer
فَابسط يَديك مَع البَرية بِالدُعا
بِخُلودfor the perpetuity of دَولتهhis reign مَدىthroughout الأَزمانthe ages
بِخُلود دَولته مَدى الأَزمان
So spread your hands with all creation in prayer
For his reign to last throughout the ages.
لازالتmay it ever ترغمgrind into dust بِالتقدّمthrough advancement أَنفthe nose of منwhoever
لازالت ترغم بِالتقدّم أَنف من
خانَbetrayed العُهودthe covenants وَجاءَand came بِالبُهتانwith slander
خانَ العُهود وَجاءَ بِالبُهتان
May it ever, through its advance, grind into dust the nose of whoever
Betrayed the covenants and came bearing slander.
وَتَجولand range فيamong الأَعداthe foes بهمةwith the resolve of ضَيغمa lion
وَتَجول في الأَعدا بهمة ضَيغم
يَسقيهمُmakes them drink فيamid النَقعthe battle-dust كَأسَa cup of هَوانdisgrace
يَسقيهمُ في النَقع كَأسَ هَوان
And may you range among the foes with the resolve of a lion
Who makes them drink a cup of disgrace amid the battle-dust,
وَتَفوزand triumph بِالسَبقby taking the lead المُبينclear علَيهُمُover them
وَتَفوز بِالسَبق المُبين علَيهُمُ
إِنif أَطلَقواthey release أَفراسَهمtheir steeds لرهانfor a race
إِن أَطلَقوا أَفراسَهم لرهان
And win a clear lead over them
If they release their steeds for a race.
وَتَدومand may you endure بِالنَصرwith victory العَزيزmighty مُتوَّجاًcrowned
وَتَدوم بِالنَصر العَزيز مُتوَّجاً
مستمسكاًholding fast بِعُرىto the loops of زمامthe reins of أَمانsafety
مستمسكاً بِعُرى زمام أَمان
And may you ever remain crowned with mighty victory,
Holding fast to the loops of safety's reins,
مُتَحلياًadorned بحُلَىwith the jewels of فَخارٍglory زانَهُgraced it
مُتَحلياً بحُلَى فَخارٍ زانَهُ
حلمٌforbearance وَفَضلand merit واضحclear البُرهانthe proof
حلمٌ وَفَضل واضح البُرهان
Adorned with the jewels of glory, itself graced
By forbearance and merit whose proof is clear,
مُتَمتعاًdelighting بذكاءin the intelligence of أَنجالsons زَهواtook pride
مُتَمتعاً بذكاء أَنجال زَهوا
بِعلومهمin their learning وَسَمواand rose high عَلىabove الأَقرانtheir peers
بِعلومهم وَسَموا عَلى الأَقران
Delighting in the intelligence of sons who took pride
In their learning and rose above their peers,
ماas long as قالَsaid مَجديMajdi فيon هناكyour felicity مؤرّخاًcomposing a chronogram
ما قالَ مَجدي في هناك مؤرّخاً
بِعلاكthrough your eminence أَثنيناwe spoke highly عَلىof العرفانlearning
بِعلاك أَثنينا عَلى العرفان
As long as Majdi says, marking your felicity with a chronogram:
“Through your eminence we have extolled learning.”
Sol 6.1