سَماrose high فيin سَماthe sky of الإِقبالgood fortune نجمthe star of سَعيدِSa'id
سَما في سَما الإِقبال نجم سَعيدِ
بِطالعwith an ascendant of يُمنٍgood fortune لِلوَلاءfor loyalty سَعيدِauspicious
بِطالع يُمنٍ لِلوَلاء سَعيدِ
Sa'id's star rose in the sky of good fortune,
with a fortunate ascendant, auspicious for loyalty.
وَشَوّالand Shawwal أَضحىcame to be فيهِin it عيدانِtwo feasts واحدone
وَشَوّال أَضحى فيهِ عيدانِ واحد
صَغيرsmall وَعيدand the feast of الملكkingship أَكبرthe greatest عيدfeast
صَغير وَعيد الملك أَكبر عيد
And Shawwal came to hold two feasts: one
a lesser feast, and the royal feast, the greatest feast.
فَللَهso, by God ماhow أَبهىsplendid مَواسمهhis seasons of celebration الَّتيwhich
فَللَه ما أَبهى مَواسمه الَّتي
بِهاthrough which مَصرEgypt حلّتtook her place فيin بُروجconstellations of سُعودgood fortune
بِها مَصر حلّت في بُروج سُعود
So, by God, how splendid are his seasons of celebration,
through which Egypt entered the constellations of good fortune!
وَفيand in عَصرهhis reign فازَتshe attained كَماas شاءwilled عَدلهhis justice
وَفي عَصره فازَت كَما شاء عَدله
بِماwith what تَشتَهيshe desires مِنof رفعةeminence وَصُعودand advancement
بِما تَشتَهي مِن رفعة وَصُعود
And in his reign she gained, as his justice willed,
the eminence and advancement she desired.
وَعادَتand she returned إِلىto عَهدthe days of الشَبيبةyouth وَاِكتَسَتand clothed herself
وَعادَت إِلى عَهد الشَبيبة وَاِكتَسَت
بَهاءًsplendor بَرأيthrough judgment صائبsound وَسَديدand prudent
بَهاءً بَرأي صائب وَسَديد
And she returned to the days of youth and clothed herself
in splendor, through sound and prudent judgment.
فَقامَتso she rose لَهُto him بِالشُكرwith thanks وَهوَand it is فَريضةa duty
فَقامَت لَهُ بِالشُكر وَهوَ فَريضة
عَلىupon سادةmasters مِنamong أَهلِهاher people وَعَبيدand slaves
عَلى سادة مِن أَهلِها وَعَبيد
So she rose to thank him—a duty
upon the masters among her people and the slaves.
وَمَدّتand she stretched forth بِإِخلاصwith sincerity يَدَيهاher two hands تَضرُّعاًin supplication
وَمَدّت بِإِخلاص يَدَيها تَضرُّعاً
لَهُfor him بِالبَقاfor enduring life فيin دَولةsovereign power وَجُنودand armies
لَهُ بِالبَقا في دَولة وَجُنود
And sincerely she stretched forth her hands in supplication
for his long life in sovereignty, with armies.
وَقالَتand she said إلهيmy God اشرحexpand بِفَضلكby Your grace صَدرهhis breast
وَقالَت إلهي اشرح بِفَضلك صَدره
وَكُنand be حافظاًa guardian لِلشبلto the lion cub خَيرthe finest وَليدoffspring
وَكُن حافظاً لِلشبل خَير وَليد
And she said: “My God, by Your grace, bring ease to his breast,
and be a guardian to the lion cub, the finest offspring.
وَأَيدهand support him بِالنَصرwith victory المُبينmanifest وَهبand grant لَهُto him
وَأَيده بِالنَصر المُبين وَهب لَهُ
مِنof الفَتحconquest ماwhat لَمnot يَنحَصرis confined بِحُدودby boundaries
مِن الفَتح ما لَم يَنحَصر بِحُدود
And support him with manifest victory, and grant him
conquests that no boundaries can contain.
وَزدand increase يومthe day of عيدthe feast of الملكkingship فيin كُلevery حجةyear
وَزد يوم عيد الملك في كُل حجة
سَناءsplendor بِهِthrough it يَنحَطis lowered قَدرthe standing of حَسودan envious person
سَناء بِهِ يَنحَط قَدر حَسود
And add to the day of the royal feast, each year,
a splendor that brings an envier's standing low.
وَحَققand fulfill لَهُfor him الآمالthe hopes ماas long as هامhe is passionately devoted وَاِعتَنىand devotes care
وَحَقق لَهُ الآمال ما هام وَاِعتَنى
بِإِنشاءto creating ماwhat يزريputs to shame بِنَظمthe stringing of عُقودnecklaces
بِإِنشاء ما يزري بِنَظم عُقود
And fulfill his hopes, so long as he is passionately devoted
to creating what puts strung necklaces to shame;
وَماand as long as فاضoverflowed مِنfrom جَدواهhis bounty نَيلa Nile of مَكارمnoble deeds
وَما فاض مِن جَدواه نَيل مَكارم
رَوىwatered أَرضهhis land وَاِخضرّand turned green يابسdry عُودwood
رَوى أَرضه وَاِخضرّ يابس عُود
and as long as a Nile of noble deeds overflows from his bounty,
watering his land, and dry wood turns green;
وَأَشرَقتand shone الدُنياthe world بِأَنوارwith lights of زينةadornment
وَأَشرَقت الدُنيا بِأَنوار زينة
غداbecame ذكرهhis memory فيهاin it حَليفa companion to خُلودeternity
غدا ذكره فيها حَليف خُلود
and the world shines with lights of festivity,
his memory there becoming a companion to eternity;
وَماand as long as طابwas sweet مَدحpraise فيof مَعاليهhis lofty deeds وَاِزدَهىand was adorned
وَما طاب مَدح في مَعاليه وَاِزدَهى
بِأَوصافهwith his qualities دِيوانthe verse collection of كُلevery مجيدmaster poet
بِأَوصافه دِيوان كُل مجيد
and as long as praise of his lofty deeds is sweet, and adorned
with his virtues is every master poet's collection;
وَماand as long as قالsaid مَجديMajdi فيin الوَلاءloyal devotion مُؤرِّخاًmarking the date
وَما قال مَجدي في الوَلاء مُؤرِّخاً
نَماgrew نَفعthe bounty of شَوالShawwal بِبشرwith the glad tidings of سَعيدSa'id
نَما نَفع شَوال بِبشر سَعيد
and as long as Majdi says in loyal devotion, marking the date:
‘Shawwal's bounty grew with Sa'id's glad tidings.’”
Sol 6.1