ليهنِكَmay it gladden you ماwhat وافاكَhas reached you مِنof فَيضِan abundance of نعمةٍblessing
ليهنِكَ ما وافاكَ مِن فَيضِ نعمةٍ
أَتَتكَit came to you فَحَلَّتand so it settled مِنكَwithin you خَيرthe best مَكانِplace
أَتَتكَ فَحَلَّت مِنكَ خَير مَكانِ
May the abundant blessing that has reached you bring you joy;
it came to you and found in you its finest home.
وِسامٌa medal هُوَit is الحليُthe adornment البَديعُexquisite بَداappeared عَلىupon
وِسامٌ هُوَ الحليُ البَديعُ بَدا عَلى
عَقائلَnoble ladies of فضلٍmerit فيin عُلاكَyour eminence حِسانِbeautiful
عَقائلَ فضلٍ في عُلاكَ حِسانِ
A medal, that exquisite adornment, has appeared upon
the fair noble ladies of merit in your exalted station.
حَباكَhe favored you بِهِwith it عَبدُAbd الحَميدِal-Hamid وَإِنَّهُand indeed it
حَباكَ بِهِ عَبدُ الحَميدِ وَإِنَّهُ
أَجلُّmost splendid حَباءًas a gift مِنfrom أَجلِّthe noblest بَنانِfingers
أَجلُّ حَباءً مِن أَجلِّ بَنانِ
Abd al-Hamid bestowed it upon you, and indeed it is
a most splendid gift from the noblest fingers.
جَزاكَhe rewarded you جَميلاًhandsomely عَنfor جَميلِthe excellence of صَنائعٌbenevolent deeds
جَزاكَ جَميلاً عَن جَميلِ صَنائعٌ
عَلىfor حُسنِهاtheir beauty يُثنيhe praises بِكُلِّin every لِسانِtongue
عَلى حُسنِها يُثني بِكُلِّ لِسانِ
He rewarded you handsomely for gracious deeds,
whose beauty is extolled in every tongue.
فَقَدfor indeed طالَماfor so long رُضتَyou cultivated الفَضائلَthe virtues وَاِنَبرتand came forward
فَقَد طالَما رُضتَ الفَضائلَ وَاِنَبرت
لَتَعزيزِto strengthen شَأنِthe standing of العلمِlearning مِنكَfrom you يَدانِtwo hands
لَتَعزيزِ شَأنِ العلمِ مِنكَ يَدانِ
For long you have cultivated the virtues, and forth have come
your two hands to advance the standing of learning.
لذاtherefore نِلتَyou attained بالاحسانِthrough good deeds تاريخَthe chronogram of بِرِّهِhis kindness
لذا نِلتَ بالاحسانِ تاريخَ بِرِّهِ
فَأَولاكَso he bestowed on you بِالنيشانِwith the decoration رفعةَelevation of شانِstanding
فَأَولاكَ بِالنيشانِ رفعةَ شانِ
Thus, through good deeds, you earned this chronogram of his favor:
so, with the decoration, he raised your standing.