مَكَانُكَyour standing يَاO لويسُLouis نُهىًintellect وَعِلْماًand learning
مَكَانُكَ يَا لويسُ نُهىً وَعِلْماً
مَكَانٌa standing غيْرُnot مَجْهُولٍunknown بِمِصْرِin Egypt
مَكَانٌ غيْرُ مَجْهُولٍ بِمِصْرِ
Your standing, O Louis, in intellect and learning
Is a standing well known in Egypt.
بِجِدِّكِthrough your diligence لاَnot بِجَدِّكَthrough your grandfather وَهوَand he عَالٍeminent
بِجِدِّكِ لاَ بِجَدِّكَ وَهوَ عَالٍ
نَبَغْتَyou excelled وَقَدْand indeed بَلَغْتَyou attained أَجَلَّthe highest قَدَرْrank
نَبَغْتَ وَقَدْ بَلَغْتَ أَجَلَّ قَدَرْ
Through your diligence, not your grandfather, eminent though he is,
You excelled and have attained the highest rank.
تُدَاوِيyou treat الدَّاءَdisease مَهْمَاhowever much يَعْصِit resists طِبّاًmedicine
تُدَاوِي الدَّاءَ مَهْمَا يَعْصِ طِبّاً
فَلاَso not يَعْصِيكَit defies you فِيin نهْيٍa prohibition وأَمْرِand a command
فَلاَ يَعْصِيكَ فِي نهْيٍ وأَمْرِ
You treat disease, however much it resists medicine,
So it does not defy your prohibitions or commands.
وَلَسْتَand you are not مُبَالِياًconcerned about أَجْراًpayment وَلَكِنْand yet
وَلَسْتَ مُبَالِياً أَجْراً وَلَكِنْ
تَعُودُyou return مُزَوَّداًladen أَبَداًalways بِشُكْرِwith thanks
تَعُودُ مُزَوَّداً أَبَداً بِشُكْرِ
And you care nothing for payment, yet
You always return laden with thanks.
لِيَهْنِئْكَmay it gladden you الْقِرَانُmarriage بِذَاتِto a woman of نُبْلٍnobility
لِيَهْنِئْكَ الْقِرَانُ بِذَاتِ نُبْلٍ
مِنَamong الْغِيدthe graceful maidens الصِّبَاحِthe fair وَذَاتِand a woman of طُهْرِpurity
مِنَ الْغِيد الصِّبَاحِ وَذَاتِ طُهْرِ
May marriage to a noble woman bring you joy,
One of the graceful, fair maidens, and endowed with purity.
أَعزَّmay honor اللّهُGod مَرْيَمَMaryam مِنْas عَرُوسٍa bride
أَعزَّ اللّهُ مَرْيَمَ مِنْ عَرُوسٍ
هِيَshe الحُسْنُbeauty انْجَلَىwas unveiled فِيin شمْسِsun خِدْرِa bridal chamber
هِيَ الحُسْنُ انْجَلَى فِي شمْسِ خِدْرِ
May God honor Maryam as a bride:
She is beauty unveiled in the sun of a bridal chamber.
سَعِدْتَyou found happiness بِهَاwith her كَماjust as سَعِدتْshe found happiness فَطِيباso be happy, both of you
سَعِدْتَ بِهَا كَما سَعِدتْ فَطِيبا
وَعِيشَاand live, both of you بِالرِّفَاءِin harmony مديدَlong عُمْرِa lifetime
وَعِيشَا بِالرِّفَاءِ مديدَ عُمْرِ
You have found happiness with her, as she has; so rejoice together,
And live in harmony for a long lifetime.