لستُI am not أدرىI know مَنِwho المُعَلَّىthe exalted one المَهَنَّاthe congratulated one
لستُ أدرى مَنِ المُعَلَّى المَهَنَّا
منكماof you two بالشفاءon recovery والنَّعْماءِand blessings
منكما بالشفاء والنَّعْماءِ
I do not know who is exalted and congratulated
I know not which of you two I should congratulate,
of you two, on recovery and blessings.
Whether for your recovery and well-being,
أأهنِّيكshall I congratulate you? ياO شقيقَbrother of المعاليlofty honors
أأهنِّيك يا شقيقَ المعالي
أمor أُهَنّيI congratulate بكon your account اتخاذَthe use of الدواءmedicine
أم أُهَنّي بك اتخاذَ الدواء
Shall I congratulate you, O brother of lofty honors,
Or for your taking the medicine, my noble brother.
or congratulate the use of medicine on your account?
Good fortune gave you victory and honor,
بشّرتْكbrought you glad tidings السعودُthe auspicious stars بالنصرof victory والعزْand glory (continued next line)
بشّرتْك السعودُ بالنصر والعزْ
زِcompletion of 'glory' وجاءتكand came to you بالعُلاwith eminence والبقاءand enduring life
زِ وجاءتك بالعُلا والبقاء
The auspicious stars brought you glad tidings of victory and glory,
And brought you supremacy and permanence.
and came to you with eminence and enduring life.
You are truly God's proof, unfolding
إنماnone other than أنتَyou حُجَةُthe proof of اللهGod لاحتshone forth
إنما أنتَ حُجَةُ الله لاحت
فيamong البَراَيَاhumankind ووارثُand the heir of الأنبياءthe prophets
في البَراَيَا ووارثُ الأنبياء
You are none other than God's proof, shining forth
In the wilds, and heir of the prophets.
among humankind, and the heir of the prophets.
So remain as long as you wish in growing
فابْقَso live on ماas long as شِئتَyou wish فيin نُمُوٍّgrowth منof المُلْdominion (continued next line)
فابْقَ ما شِئتَ في نُمُوٍّ من المُلْ
كcompletion of 'dominion' علىin رَغْمspite of; humiliation آنفthe noses of الأعداءthe enemies
ك على رَغْم آنف الأعداء
So live as long as you wish, with ever-growing dominion,
Kingship, despite the enemies' noses.
despite the enemies, their noses humbled.
For you, time has a beautiful covenant,
لكyou have عندwith الزمانِTime عهدٌa covenant جميلٌgracious
لك عند الزمانِ عهدٌ جميلٌ
ولَدَىand in المَكْرُماتnoble deeds حسنُfine بلاءperformance; endeavor
ولَدَى المَكْرُمات حسنُ بلاء
You have a gracious covenant with Time,
And with favors, a fine test.
and a fine showing in noble deeds.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1