أَميرcommander اللواءthe brigade وافَتكhave reached you مِنfrom شاكِرٍone grateful لَكُمto you (plural)
أَمير اللواء وافَتك مِن شاكِرٍ لَكُم
سُطورٌlines تُناديproclaim شَبَّhas grown up عمروʿAmr عَنbeyond الطَوقِthe collar
سُطورٌ تُنادي شَبَّ عمرو عَن الطَوقِ
O commander of the brigade, here—from one grateful to you—are
O brigade commander, you have received from one grateful to you
lines proclaiming, “ʿAmr has outgrown the collar,”
Lines proclaiming, “ʿAmr has outgrown the collar,”
تَهنّيcongratulate بِهَذاon this الامتحانexamination وَفَضلِهِand its merit
تَهنّي بِهَذا الامتحان وَفَضلِهِ
محمداًMuhammad العربيal-ʿArabi الشَريفَal-Sharif (the noble) ابنson of زَرّوقِZarruq
محمداً العربي الشَريفَ ابن زَرّوقِ
and congratulating, on this examination and his distinction,
Congratulating, on this examination and its merit,
Muhammad al-ʿArabi al-Sharif ibn Zarrouq.
Muhammad al-ʿArabi al-Sharif, son of Zarruq.
بَقيتَmay you remain كَماas يَرجوhopes المحبّthe admirer وَأَنتَand you فيin
بَقيتَ كَما يَرجو المحبّ وَأَنتَ في
زِيادَةِincrease in عزّhonor سابقاleading غَيرَnot مَسبوقoutstripped
زِيادَةِ عزّ سابقا غَيرَ مَسبوق
May you remain as your loving friend hopes, ever
May you remain as your admirer hopes, while you enjoy
increasing in honor—always ahead, never surpassed.
Increasing honor, leading and never outstripped.
