ياO بختgood fortune منwhoever كانwas زفّتهhis procession بالنهارin daylight
يا بخت من كان زفّته بالنهار
ياO صغارlittle ones
يا صغار
How lucky is he whose procession is by day,
Oh blessed is he whose marriage procession is in daylight
O little ones!
Oh children
هذاكthat one منfrom بينamong الوليداتthe little boys صارbecame
هذاك من بين الوليدات صار
فيin انتصارtriumph
في انتصار
That one, among the little boys, has become
That's the one who became
Triumphant.
Victorious
يبقىhe becomes بسلارapparently a grandee
يبقى بسلار
مفكوكunfastened الأزرارthe buttons
مفكوك الأزرار
He becomes a grandee,
He remains dignified
His buttons undone,
With his buttons undone
شبهlike القمرthe moon ساريtraveling by night
شبه القمر ساري
عليهupon him وقارdignity
عليه وقار
Like the moon sailing by night,
Looking like the crescent moon riding
With dignity upon him.
With dignity
ياoh ماhow أحسنlovely الزفافthe procession نهارday الطهورcircumcision
يا ما أحسن الزفاف نهار الطهور
حينwhen تدورit goes around
حين تدور
Oh, how lovely the procession on circumcision day,
Oh how beautiful is the wedding day of purity
When it makes its rounds,
When
فيهاin it الوليداتthe little boys راكبينriding فيin سرورjoy
فيها الوليدات راكبين في سرور
كالبدورlike the full moons
كالبدور
The little boys riding in it joyfully,
The children ride in joy
Like full moons!
Like full moons
تبقىcontinue الدفوفthe frame drums تنعقcroak
تبقى الدفوف تنعق
علىover قصبa reed pipe يزعقshrieks
على قصب يزعق
The frame drums keep croaking
The drums keep beating
Over a reed pipe that shrieks,
On hollow reeds that shriek
لوif صاحبهits player زقزقchirped
لو صاحبه زقزق
يمينright يسارleft
يمين يسار
If its player chirps
As if their master is chirping
Right and left.
Left and right
أيyes والصغيرand the little boy تلقاهyou find him لمّاwhen انجرحhe was cut
أي والصغير تلقاه لمّا انجرح
فيin ترحsorrow
في ترح
Yes, and the little boy—you find him, once he is cut,
Oh and the little one you find when he gets hurt
In sorrow.
In sadness
أنساهit made him forget ماwhat قدalready كانhe had قبلbefore انشرحhe rejoiced
أنساه ما قد كان قبل انشرح
فيin الفرحthe merriment
في الفرح
It made him forget how he had rejoiced before
Forgets what had happened before he was delighted
Amid the merriment.
In joy
وياand O صغارlittle ones أنتمyou (plural)
ويا صغار أنتم
اسمعواlisten الذيthat which قلتهI said it
اسمعوا الذي قلته
And you, little ones,
And oh little ones you
Listen to what I said:
Listen to what I said
صحبحtrue (likely a typo for صحيح) وجرّبتهand I tried it
صحبح وجرّبته
ماnot هوit فشارa tall tale
ما هو فشار
It is true, and I have tried it;
True and tested
It is no tall tale.
It's no exaggeration
Sol 6.1