أَخلِقhow fitting بِمِثلِكَfor one like you أَنto يَفوزَattain بِرُتبةٍa rank
أَخلِق بِمِثلِكَ أَن يَفوزَ بِرُتبةٍ
قَدindeed أَشرَقَتhas shone بكthrough you لِلعُفاةِfor seekers of bounty سَماؤُهاits sky
قَد أَشرَقَت بك لِلعُفاةِ سَماؤُها
How fitting for one like you to attain a rank
It suits the likes of you to gain high rank
whose sky has shone through you for seekers of bounty.
With you it shone brightly for simple men
ياO خيرَbest كُفءٍworthy man نالَهاattained it عنthrough فِطنةٍdiscernment
يا خيرَ كُفءٍ نالَها عن فِطنةٍ
وَكِفايَةٍand competence أَعمىblinded الحَسودَthe envious man ضِياؤُهاits radiance
وَكِفايَةٍ أَعمى الحَسودَ ضِياؤُها
O best of worthy men, who gained it through discernment
O best match it got with intelligence
and competence whose radiance blinded the envious.
And competence that blinds enviers of its light
عِشlive لِلقَريضِfor poetry فَأَنتَfor you بانيthe builder of مجدِهits glory
عِش لِلقَريضِ فَأَنتَ باني مجدِه
بِقَصائِدٍwith odes غُرٍّradiant يَلوحُgleams سناؤُهاtheir splendor
بِقَصائِدٍ غُرٍّ يَلوحُ سناؤُها
Live for poetry, for you are the builder of its glory,
Live for poetry, you’re its glory’s builder
with radiant odes whose splendor gleams.
With odes fresh whose brilliance beams
لَوif لمnot تَفُزattain منهfrom it بِأَعلىthe highest رُتبَةٍrank
لَو لم تَفُز منه بِأَعلى رُتبَةٍ
لَسَأَلتُI would have asked أَنthat يَهديguide إِلَيكَto you لِواؤُهاits banner
لَسَأَلتُ أَن يَهدي إِلَيكَ لِواؤُها
Had you not attained its highest rank,
Had you not won its highest position
I would have asked that its banner point the way to you.
I'd ask it to gift you its banner