غُلامك مَجدي مِن بِلاد بَعيدة

غُلامك مَجدي مِن بِلاد بَعيدة

لِعلياك قَد أَهدى بَديع مَديحِ

لِعلياك قَد أَهدى بَديع مَديحِ

Your servant Majdi, from distant lands,

Your servant Majdi from a faraway land

Has offered your eminence exquisite praise,

Perhaps to your excellence he has presented a wonderful eulogy

وَهنَّأ أَعلى رُتبة أَنتَ أَهلُها

وَهنَّأ أَعلى رُتبة أَنتَ أَهلُها

بِبَيت قَديمٍ ناطقٍ بِصَحيحِ

بِبَيت قَديمٍ ناطقٍ بِصَحيحِ

And congratulated you on the highest rank, of which you are worthy,

And congratulated the highest rank that you are worthy of

With an ancient verse that speaks the truth.

With an ancient verse speaking the truth

فَقال عَلى رَغم العِدا متمثلاً

فَقال عَلى رَغم العِدا متمثلاً

بِهِ في هَناءٍ للمشير صريح

بِهِ في هَناءٍ للمشير صريح

So he said, in defiance of the foes, quoting

So he said defying the enemies inspired:

It in open congratulations to the marshal:

By it joyfully to the Advisor straightforward

مَقامُك أَعلى أَن يَقوم بِوَصفه

مَقامُك أَعلى أَن يَقوم بِوَصفه

بَيان بَليغٍ أَو لِسانُ فَصيح

بَيان بَليغٍ أَو لِسانُ فَصيح

Your station is too lofty to be described

Your position is too high to be described

By an eloquent speaker's words or a fluent speaker's tongue.

By eloquent rhetoric or an eloquent tongue

فمنه تَقبل زادك اللَه رفعةً

فمنه تَقبل زادك اللَه رفعةً

تَهاني غلام مُخلص لنصيح

تَهاني غلام مُخلص لنصيح

So accept from him—may God increase your eminence—

So from it accept, may God increase your elevation

The congratulations of a servant devoted to a sincere adviser.

The congratulations of a servant loyal to advice

وَشَجِّعه في التَعليم مِنكَ برفعة

وَشَجِّعه في التَعليم مِنكَ برفعة

عَلى وَفق رأيٍ مِن عُلاك نَجيح

عَلى وَفق رأيٍ مِن عُلاك نَجيح

And encourage him in education with advancement from you,

And encourage him in education from you with elevation

In keeping with a sound judgment from your eminence.

According to an opinion from your excellence successful

فَذَلِكَ يا مَولاي مِنكَ عِنايةٌ

فَذَلِكَ يا مَولاي مِنكَ عِنايةٌ

لِطالب علم عن ذَويه نَزيح

لِطالب علم عن ذَويه نَزيح

For that, my lord, would be gracious care from you

That, my master, is care from you

For a seeker of knowledge far from his kin.

For a student seeking knowledge far from his family