طَوالعrising stars سعدٍgood fortune فيin بروجtowers أَهلَّةِcrescent moons
طَوالع سعدٍ في بروج أَهلَّةِ
وَتلكand those بروجtowers حولَهاaround them الأَسدthe lions حلَّتِhave settled
وَتلك بروج حولَها الأَسد حلَّتِ
Rising stars of good fortune in towers of crescent moons;
The stars of Saad rise in the mansions of Ahla,
And those are towers around which the lions have settled.
And around it revolves the constellation of Leo.
بروجtowers بَناهاhe built them الداوريّal-Dawari فَأَصبَحتand so they became
بروج بَناها الداوريّ فَأَصبَحت
تُباهيrival البَهاsplendor بَينَamong الحُصونthe fortresses السَعيدةfortunate
تُباهي البَها بَينَ الحُصون السَعيدة
Towers al-Dawari built, which have come
Mansions built by Al-Dawri, so they became
to rival splendor among the fortunate fortresses.
The pride of splendor among the happy castles.
فَياso, oh حَبَّذاhow splendid! تِلكَthose المَبانيthe buildings لَقَدindeed سَمَتhave risen high
فَيا حَبَّذا تِلكَ المَباني لَقَد سَمَت
بِصَدرthrough a chief صُدورchiefs مِنfrom أجلّmost illustrious عَشيرةclan
بِصَدر صُدور مِن أجلّ عَشيرة
So, how splendid those buildings are! They have indeed risen high
How excellent are those buildings! They have reached
through a chief of chiefs from a most illustrious clan:
The chests of the best clan.
هَمامa valiant man حَليفally of العَدلjustice وَالبرand benevolence وَالوَفاand fidelity
هَمام حَليف العَدل وَالبر وَالوَفا
مَليكa king أَثيلdeep-rooted المَجدglory ماضيunflinching العَزيمةresolve
مَليك أَثيل المَجد ماضي العَزيمة
A valiant man, ally of justice, benevolence, and fidelity,
Protector of justice, kindness and loyalty,
A king of deep-rooted glory, unflinching in resolve.
Owner of endless glory and determined will.
فَلاso may … not زالَcease to be هذاthis الداوريّal-Dawari مؤيداًsupported
فَلا زالَ هذا الداوريّ مؤيداً
بِنصرwith victory وَتَوفيقand success وَأَرفَعand the loftiest دَولةsovereignty
بِنصر وَتَوفيق وَأَرفَع دَولة
So may this al-Dawari ever be supported
So this Al-Dawri remains supported
with victory, success, and the loftiest sovereignty.
With victory, success and the highest state.
وَلاand may … not زالَcease يَعلوrise high فيamong البَراياhumankind بِهمةthrough high aspiration
وَلا زالَ يَعلو في البَرايا بِهمة
وَحَزمand firmness وَآراءand judgments حسانexcellent سَديدةsound
وَحَزم وَآراء حسان سَديدة
And may he ever rise among humankind through high aspiration
And he continues to rise above the lands with ambition,
and firmness, and excellent, sound judgments.
Wisdom and good judgment.
وَلاand may … not اِنفكَcease ثَغرmouth الملكkingship يبديproclaims مؤرّخاًrecording the date
وَلا اِنفكَ ثَغر الملك يبدي مؤرّخاً
سَعيدSa'id بنىbuilt للجيشfor the army أَأمنَthe safest قَلعةfortress
سَعيد بنى للجيش أَأمنَ قَلعة
And may the mouth of kingship never cease proclaiming this chronogram:
The annals of the kingdom do not cease to show
“Sa'id built for the army the safest fortress.”
Saad who built a fortress, safe for the army.
Sol 6.1