الحمدpraise للهto God سرتwas gladdened كلevery عاصمةٍcapital
الحمد لله سرت كل عاصمةٍ
يومday الجلوسenthronement بسلطانby a sultan يلاحظهاhe watches over it
يوم الجلوس بسلطان يلاحظها
Praise be to God! Every capital was gladdened
Praise be to God who illuminated every capital
On enthronement day by a sultan who watches over it.
The day it was ruled by a sultan who governs it
وأقبلand came الجيشthe army منصوراًvictorious نؤرخهwe record its date
وأقبل الجيش منصوراً نؤرخه
جنودtroops عبدservant الحميدthe Praiseworthy اللَهGod حافظهاtheir protector
جنود عبد الحميد اللَه حافظها
And the army came victorious; we record its date:
And the army came victorious we date it
Abdul Hamid’s troops—God is their protector.
The soldiers of Abdulhamid, God protects it
Sol 6.1