يَهنيgladdens الأَميرَthe prince بِشارَةٌglad tidings
يَهني الأَميرَ بِشارَةٌ
قَرَّتhas rejoiced بِهاat it عَينُthe eye المَكارِمnoble deeds
قَرَّت بِها عَينُ المَكارِم
Glad tidings gladden the prince,
At which the eye of noble deeds has rejoiced—
أَعلىmost exalted الوَرىmortals شَرَفاًin honor وَمَنand the one whom
أَعلى الوَرى شَرَفاً وَمَن
قَدalready بَشَّروهُthey gave him glad tidings بِخَيرِof the finest قادِمnewcomer
قَد بَشَّروهُ بِخَيرِ قادِم
The most exalted of mortals in honor, and the one
Whom they have given tidings of the finest newcomer.
إِنّيindeed I وَإِنand although كُنتُI am المُشاthe participant (first fragment)
إِنّي وَإِن كُنتُ المُشا
رِكَparticipant (remaining fragment) فيin الأُبُوَّةِfatherhood وَالمُساهِمand the sharer
رِكَ في الأُبُوَّةِ وَالمُساهِم
Indeed, though I am a fellow
Participant in fatherhood and a sharer,
لَأَقولُI shall surely say قَولاًa statement لايُرَدُّthat cannot be refuted
لَأَقولُ قَولاً لايُرَدُّ
وَلاand not يُرىis found ليfor me فيهِin it لاblamer (first fragment) إِمblamer (remaining fragment)
وَلا يُرى لي فيهِ لا إِم
I shall surely say what cannot be refuted,
And no one will be found to blame me for it:
لِأَبيfor Abu (father of) المَعاليal-Ma'ali (high honors) فيin العُلاexalted rank
لِأَبي المَعالي في العُلا
وَأَبيand Abu (father of) المَكارِمِal-Makarim (noble deeds) فيin المَكارِمnoble deeds
وَأَبي المَكارِمِ في المَكارِم
For Abu al-Ma'ali in exalted rank,
And Abu al-Makarim in noble deeds,
بَيتٌa house رَفيعٌlofty سَمكُهُits height
بَيتٌ رَفيعٌ سَمكُهُ
عاليhigh الذَرىthe summits ثَبتُfirm الدَعائِمthe pillars
عالي الذَرى ثَبتُ الدَعائِم
There is a house of lofty height,
High in its summits, firm in its pillars.