دامَتmay they endure أَياديكyour benefactions ماas long as دامَendures الزَمانtime وَماand as long as
دامَت أَياديك ما دامَ الزَمان وَما
سَماrises بِعَلياكthrough your eminence قَدراًin stature أَرفَعَthe highest الرُتَبِranks
سَما بِعَلياك قَدراً أَرفَعَ الرُتَبِ
May your benefactions endure as long as time endures, and as long as
May your hands last as long as time lasts, and may
the highest rank rises in stature through your eminence.
Heaven destine you to the highest ranks.
وَدُمتand may you remain فيin مَصرEgypt غَوثاًa source of aid للعفاةto those seeking bounty عَلىthroughout
وَدُمت في مَصر غَوثاً للعفاة عَلى
طُولthe length المَدىthe span of time ماas long as سَعيدSaʿid فازَsucceeded بِالأَرَبin attaining the desired goal
طُول المَدى ما سَعيد فازَ بِالأَرَب
And may you remain in Egypt a source of aid to those seeking bounty throughout
May you remain in Egypt, a savior of the weak,
the ages, as long as Saʿid achieves his aim.
For as long as the course of events makes my people prosper.
وَماand as long as تَحلَّىis adorned بِمَدحيwith my praise فيconcerning الجَديرthe worthy one بِهِof it
وَما تَحلَّى بِمَدحي في الجَدير بِهِ
جيدthe neck الدَواوينthe poetry collections وَالأَسفارand the volumes وَالكُتُبand the books
جيد الدَواوين وَالأَسفار وَالكُتُب
And as long as my praise of the one worthy of it adorns
None adorned with my praise is worthier of it
the neck of poetry collections, volumes, and books.
Than the finest pages, books, and scrolls.
Sol 6.1