أصبحhas become المُلْكthe realm منthrough أبيAbū (father of) المنصورِal-Manṣūr
أصبح المُلْك من أبي المنصورِ
وهْوَand it is فيin حُلَّتَيْthe two robes of بهاءٍsplendor ونورِand light
وهْوَ في حُلَّتَيْ بهاءٍ ونورِ
The realm, through Abū al-Manṣūr, has become
The kingdom has come to my master Al-Mansur
Clad in the twin robes of splendor and light.
As he sits robed in splendor and light
ملِكٌa king منذsince قامrose to rule لمnot يُلْفَbe found إلاّexcept
ملِكٌ منذ قام لم يُلْفَ إلاّ
فوقupon طِرْفٍa noble steed أوor مِنبْرa pulpit أوor سَريرِa throne
فوق طِرْفٍ أو مِنبْر أو سَريرِ
A king who, since he rose to rule, has been found only
A king who since he rose has not been seen
Astride a noble steed, upon a pulpit, or on a throne.
Except atop a dais, pulpit, or throne
يتأنَّىacts deliberately حِلْماًwith forbearance ويبطِشand strikes forcefully عَزْماًwith resolve
يتأنَّى حِلْماً ويبطِش عَزْماً
حازمُresolute in الرأيjudgment مُحْكَمwell-ordered التدبيرplanning
حازمُ الرأي مُحْكَم التدبير
He acts deliberately in forbearance and strikes with resolve,
He is forebearing in his wisdom and firm in his resolve
Resolute in judgment, sound in planning.
His judgment is sound, his rule is just
فيin كمالperfection المعِزِّal-Muʿizz فيin هيبةmajesty القاal-Qā- (begins al-Qāʾim)
في كمال المعِزِّ في هيبة القا
ئِمʾim (completes al-Qāʾim) فيin حسنbeauty هيئةِbearing المنصورal-Manṣūr
ئِم في حسن هيئةِ المنصور
With al-Muʿizz’s perfection, with the majesty of al-Qā-
In the fullness of glory, in awe-inspiring grandeur
ʾim, with the beauty of al-Manṣūr’s bearing.
In the fine form of the victorious al-Mansur
أصبحَتْhas become مصرُEgypt منهthrough him حسناءa beautiful woman حَوْراdark-eyed (continued)
أصبحَتْ مصرُ منه حسناء حَوْرا
ءَcompletes 'dark-eyed' وكانتand she had been مَرْهاءbleary-eyed منthrough كافورِKāfūr
ءَ وكانت مَرْهاء من كافورِ
Through him, Egypt has become a fair, dark-
Egypt under his rule has become beautiful and radiant
eyed beauty, though she had been bleary-eyed through Kāfūr.
Where once she was bitter as camphor
أناI مِنthrough فضلهhis bounty وجودand the generosity of يديهhis two hands
أنا مِن فضله وجود يديه
بينamid عِزّhonor ونِعْمَةٍand blessing وحُبُورand joy
بين عِزّ ونِعْمَةٍ وحُبُور
Through his bounty and the generosity of his hands, I am
It is through his grace that my hands exist
Amid honor, blessing, and joy.
Between honor, favor, and gifts
طلعتْhave risen ليfor me السعودauspicious stars بينbetween رضاءٍapproval
طلعتْ لي السعود بين رضاءٍ
عنof وداديmy devotion وبينand between حِفظprotection الوزيرِthe vizier
عن ودادي وبين حِفظ الوزيرِ
Auspicious stars have risen for me, between approval
Good fortune has risen for me in his pleasure
Of my devotion and the vizier’s protection.
With my loyalty and the vizier's protection
Sol 6.1