سَعادَةٌgood fortune ماnot نالَهاattained it قَطُّever أَحَدanyone
سَعادَةٌ ما نالَها قَطُّ أَحَد
يَحوزُهاpossesses it المَولىthe lord الهمامthe valiant one المُعتَمَدthe trusted one
يَحوزُها المَولى الهمام المُعتَمَد
Good fortune such as no one has ever attained
A happiness no one has ever attained
Is enjoyed by the valiant, trusted lord:
Possessed by the eminent protector of faith
مُؤَيِّدُsupporter (Mu’ayyid) الدَولَةthe state وَاِبنُand son of ركنِهاits pillar (Rukn)
مُؤَيِّدُ الدَولَة وَاِبنُ ركنِها
وَاِبنُand son of أَخيthe brother of مُعِزِّهاits exalter (Mu‘izz) أَخوbrother of العَضُدthe upper arm (al-‘Adud)
وَاِبنُ أَخي مُعِزِّها أَخو العَضُد
Mu’ayyid al-Dawla, and son of Rukn al-Dawla,
Supporter of the state, pillar of its cornerstone
And nephew of Mu‘izz al-Dawla, brother of ‘Adud al-Dawla.
Son of its strengthener, brother of its pillar of support