لأَغناطِيُوسْto Ignatius نُهديwe offer التَهانيcongratulations بِمنحةٍon an award
لأَغناطِيُوسْ نُهدي التَهاني بِمنحةٍ
حَباهُhe favored him بِهاwith it رَبُّthe lord of العُلىglory وَالفَواضلِand benefactions
حَباهُ بِها رَبُّ العُلى وَالفَواضلِ
To Ignatius we offer congratulations on an award
With which the lord of glory and bounty favored him—
مَليكُthe sovereign of الوَرىhumankind عَبدAbd (servant of) الحَميدِal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) الَّذيwho غَدَتbecame
مَليكُ الوَرى عَبد الحَميدِ الَّذي غَدَت
مَواهِبُهُhis gifts غَيثاًrain غَزيرَcopious in المَناهلِwellsprings
مَواهِبُهُ غَيثاً غَزيرَ المَناهلِ
The sovereign of humankind, Abd al-Hamid, whose
Gifts have become rain, copious in its wellsprings.
كَريمٌa generous man رَآهُhe deemed him لِلكَرامةِfor honor مَوضِعاًa fitting recipient
كَريمٌ رَآهُ لِلكَرامةِ مَوضِعاً
فَأَولاهso he bestowed on him مِنfrom كَفَّيهِboth his hands أَكرَمَthe noblest نائلِgift
فَأَولاه مِن كَفَّيهِ أَكرَمَ نائلِ
A generous man, he deemed him worthy of honor,
So he bestowed on him, from both his hands, the noblest gift:
وسِامٌa medal غَداbecame لِلفَضلِfor merit وَسَماًa mark بَدَتappeared بِهِthrough it
وسِامٌ غَدا لِلفَضلِ وَسَماً بَدَت بِهِ
عَلىof فَضلِهِhis excellence المَأثورِrenowned أَجلىthe clearest الدَلائلِproofs
عَلى فَضلِهِ المَأثورِ أَجلى الدَلائلِ
A medal that became a mark of merit, through which appeared
The clearest proofs of his renowned excellence.
فَأَنشَدَتُso I recited لَمّاwhen زانَit adorned أَرَّخَتُI marked the date صَدرَهُhis breast
فَأَنشَدَتُ لَمّا زانَ أَرَّخَتُ صَدرَهُ
وِسامthe medal of المَعاليhigh honors زانَadorned صَدرَthe breast of الفَضائلِvirtues
وِسام المَعالي زانَ صَدرَ الفَضائلِ
So, when it adorned his breast, I recited, marking the date:
The medal of high honors adorned the breast of virtues.