لَمّا تَجَلّى الأُنسُ وَاِنتَظَمَ الصَفا

لَمّا تَجَلّى الأُنسُ وَاِنتَظَمَ الصَفا

بِقِرانِ أُختي ذو الجَلالَةِ صانَها

بِقِرانِ أُختي ذو الجَلالَةِ صانَها

When joy shone forth and serenity fell into place,

When companionship was revealed and harmony was arranged

at my sister’s marriage—may the Lord of Majesty protect her—

With the pairing of my sister, may God protect her

ساءَلت طالِعَها بِماذا يا تُرى

ساءَلت طالِعَها بِماذا يا تُرى

أَرخَت بِاللَهِ العَظيمُ قِرانَها

أَرخَت بِاللَهِ العَظيمُ قِرانَها

I asked her star, ‘With what, I wonder,

I asked her destiny, what could it be, I wonder

by Almighty God, did you record the date of her marriage?’

That it has tied with Allah the Great her pairing

فَأَجابَني مُتَهَلِّلاً السَعدُ

فَأَجابَني مُتَهَلِّلاً السَعدُ

يَخدِمُ زَنَباً وَقَرينَها

يَخدِمُ زَنَباً وَقَرينَها

Then it answered me, beaming: ‘Good fortune

It answered me happily, good fortune

serves Zanab and her spouse.’

Serving a wife and her partner