لِيَهْنِكُمُmay it bring you joy زواجٌa marriage فيin هناءِbliss
لِيَهْنِكُمُ زواجٌ في هناءِ
بهthrough it انشرحتopened in gladness لأقوامٍfor people صدورُhearts
به انشرحت لأقوامٍ صدورُ
May a blissful marriage bring you joy,
A marriage brings you joy and bliss
Through it, people's hearts have opened in gladness.
I have explained to people, it gives relief
ترونyou see الخيرgoodness مجلوباًbrought إليهto it
ترون الخير مجلوباً إليه
وفيand in أطرافهits surroundings الخيرgoodness الكثيرabundant
وفي أطرافه الخير الكثير
You see goodness brought to it,
You see goodness brought to it
And abundant goodness all around it.
And around it there is ample good
ويطربand rejoices فيin مغانيكمyour dwellings محبٌّa loving friend
ويطرب في مغانيكم محبٌّ
يبوحreveals لكمto you بماwhat كتمconcealed الضميرthe heart
يبوح لكم بما كتم الضمير
And a loving friend rejoices in your dwellings,
A lover revels in your songs
Revealing to you what his heart concealed.
Confiding in you what conscience concealed
تَقَرّfinds joy العينthe eye فيكمin you إنif تراكمit sees you
تَقَرّ العين فيكم إن تراكم
وفيand in أخلاقكمyour character كرمٌgenerosity وخيرُand goodness
وفي أخلاقكم كرمٌ وخيرُ
The eye finds joy in you if it beholds you,
Eyes find comfort beholding you
And in your character are generosity and goodness.
And in your manners lie generosity and goodness
إذاwhen سُدتُمyou rose to eminence وكنتمand you were حيثwhere أهوىI desire
إذا سُدتُم وكنتم حيث أهوى
وماand no فيكمin you بمكرمةin any noble deed قصورshortcoming
وما فيكم بمكرمة قصور
When you rise to eminence and are where I wish you to be,
When you are leaders where I yearn
And you fall short in no noble deed.
No lack of noble deeds in you
ولاand no عجباًwonder إذاwhen ما(emphasis) سادheld sway شبلٌa lion cub
ولا عجباً إذا ما ساد شبلٌ
أبوهhis father ذلكthat الأسدthe lion الهصورthe fierce one
أبوه ذلك الأسد الهصور
Nor is it any wonder when a lion cub holds sway,
No wonder if a cub should lead
Whose father is that fierce lion.
Its father is that valiant lion
ألاbehold ياO عمَّuncle of أبناءٍsons كرامnoble
ألا يا عمَّ أبناءٍ كرام
تَعمُّspread widely بهthrough him السعادةhappiness والحبورand joy
تَعمُّ به السعادة والحبور
Behold, O uncle of noble sons,
O noble sons of a generous uncle
Through whom happiness and joy spread,
Spreading prosperity and felicity
ومهديand guide of العالمينall humankind إلىto رشادrighteousness
ومهدي العالمين إلى رشاد
يلوحgleams بهthrough him لعلمof learning منكfrom you نورa light
يلوح به لعلم منك نور
And guide of all humankind to righteousness,
Mahdi guiding the world aright
Through whom a light of your learning gleams,
From your knowledge radiates a light
بذكرwith remembrance تطمئنfind peace بهthrough it قلوبhearts
بذكر تطمئن به قلوب
ووعظand exhortation قدmay تلينsoften لهbefore it الصخورthe rocks
ووعظ قد تلين له الصخور
With remembrance by which hearts find peace,
With your preaching hearts are calmed
And exhortation before which rocks may soften.
Even rocks made pliant at your word
تهنّrejoice بذلكin that التزويجmarriage ممنto one who
تهنّ بذلك التزويج ممن
بهاthrough her الأيامthe days تشرقshine والشهورand the months
بها الأيام تشرق والشهور
Rejoice in that marriage to one
Rejoice in that wedding of one
Through whom the days and months shine.
Through whom days and months shine bright
وسُرَّand rejoice بهin it كماas تبغيyou desire وأرّخand record the date
وسُرَّ به كما تبغي وأرّخ
ففيfor in تزويجthe marriage of نعمانNuʿman سرورjoy
ففي تزويج نعمان سرور
And rejoice in it as you wish, and record the date:
And be glad as you wish: record
For in Nuʿman's marriage there is joy.
In Nu'man's wedding lies delight
Sol 6.1