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She is Layla, servant of the Messiah, so speak

هي ليلى عبد المسيح فحدث

1. She is Layla, servant of the Messiah, so speak
Of perfection, chastity, and her gentleness.

١. هِيَ لَيْلَى عَبْدُ المَسِيحِ فَحَدِّثْ
عَنْ كَمَالٍ وَعِفَّةٍ وَمَبرَّهْ

2. With a beautiful cheek upon which the morning arises
And gentleness that heals worries.

٢. ذّاتُ جِيدٍ عَلَيْهِ يَطْلَعُ الصًّبْحُ
وَلُطْفٍ تَشِفُّ عَنْهُ الأَسِرَّهْ

3. The best that goodness bears in the garden
Of a virtuous father and a free mother.

٣. خَيْرُ مَا تُثْمِرُ المَحَاسِنُ فِي رَوْضِ
أَبٍ فَاضِلٍ وَأُم حُرَّهْ

4. Our day was blessed when glory
Reached a family of generous people.

٤. حَبَّذَا يَوْمُنَا الَّذِي وَصَلَ المَجْدُ
بِهِ أُسْرَةً كِرَاماً بِأُسْرَهْ

5. The day Layla was wed to the house of John
And the home of the beloved became a home of joy.

٥. يَوْمَ زُفَّتْ لَيْلى إِلي ذَارِ يُوحَنَّا
وَبَيْتُ الحَبِيبِ بَيتُ المسَرَّهْ

6. May they delight their eyes with a long life
And be a delight to all eyes.

٦. فَلْيَقُرَّا عَيْناً بِعَيْشٍ مَدِيدٍ
وَليَكُونَا لِكُلِّ عَينٍ قرَّهْ

7. And may Joseph continue to compose poems
Like a string of pearls, pearl after pearl.

٧. وَلْيَدُمْ يُوسُفُ النَّدَى يَنْظُمُ الأَفْ
رَاحَ كَالعِقْدِ دُرَّة إِثْرَ دُرَّهْ