تسامىrose high الفَرحjoy فيin شرفexaltation of السعودauspicious stars
تسامى الفَرح في شرف السعود
يهنيناcongratulates us بذاon this العقدmarriage bond السعيدhappy
يهنينا بذا العقد السعيد
Joy soared in the exaltation of auspicious stars,
Joy soared to the heights of glory in Saudi
Congratulating us on this happy marriage bond.
Congratulations on this blessed union
وأغصانand the branches of الرُّبىthe hills حلّتadorned سروراjoy
وأغصان الرُّبى حلّت سرورا
منof الأزهارflowers فيin أسنىthe most splendid عقودnecklaces
من الأزهار في أسنى عقود
And the branches of the hills adorned joy
The branches of happiness adorned with flowers
In the most splendid necklaces of flowers.
Among the most beautiful bonds
وغرّدand sang بينهاamong them طيرbirds التهانيcongratulations
وغرّد بينها طير التهاني
يُرجعrepeats مُنشداًsinging فيon كلevery عودbough
يُرجع مُنشداً في كل عود
And birds of good wishes sang among them,
The birds of felicitations sang among them
Repeating their song on every bough.
Returning with song in every verse
ونادىand called out مرحباًwelcome أهلاًamong family وسهلاًand at ease
ونادى مرحباً أهلاً وسهلاً
بعَقدto a bond حلّhas come أحلىsweeter منthan عقيدthickened sweet syrup
بعَقد حلّ أحلى من عقيد
And called out, 'Welcome, a hearty welcome
Calling out welcome, hello there, greetings
To a bond that has come sweeter than thickened syrup!'
To a bond sweeter than faith
بهthrough it أمسىbecame العرائسthe brides فيin أمانsafety
به أمسى العرائس في أمان
بقُربwith the nearness of الوصلunion منfrom بعدafter الصدودestrangement
بقُرب الوصل من بعد الصدود
Through it, the brides became secure,
With it the brides found safety
With union near after estrangement.
In the nearness of union after estrangement
بهat it دارتwent round سكاكرsweets معwith سُقاةcupbearers
به دارت سكاكر مع سُقاة
كأقمارlike moons بأفلاكin the spheres of السعودauspicious stars
كأقمار بأفلاك السعود
At it, sweets went round with cupbearers,
Around it the cups revolved with the pourers
Like moons in the spheres of auspicious stars.
Like moons in the orbits of Saudi
تراهاyou see them كلماwhenever نقصتthey dwindled وراحتand departed
تراها كلما نقصت وراحت
أوانيهاtheir vessels أتتهاcame to them فيin مزيدgreater abundance
أوانيها أتتها في مزيد
You see them: whenever they dwindle and away go
You see them, whenever their vessels emptied
Their vessels, they come back with still more.
They came back to them with more
إذاwhen صدرواthey departed بهاwith them منfrom بعدafter وردcoming to drink
إذا صدروا بها من بعد ورد
حلاbecame sweet ليto me كلماwhenever صدرواthey departed وروديmy coming to drink
حلا لي كلما صدروا ورودي
When they depart with them after coming to drink,
Whenever they set forth after roses
My coming to drink is sweet to me whenever they depart.
My cups were filled whenever they brought roses
ترافعتrose high المناخرthe nostrils فيهat it لمّاwhen
ترافعت المناخر فيه لمّا
تواضعتhumbled themselves المقاعدthe seats للقعودfor sitting
تواضعت المقاعد للقعود
Nostrils rose there when
The noses were raised in it when
The seats humbled themselves for sitting.
The seats were lowered for sitting
وعطّرتand were perfumed الوجوهthe faces بطيبwith the fragrance of ريحa breeze
وعطّرت الوجوه بطيب ريح
تروحrefreshes إذas تروحit wafts بنشرwith the scent of عودaloeswood
تروح إذ تروح بنشر عود
And faces were perfumed by a fragrant breeze
And the faces were scented with the fragrance
That refreshes as it wafts with the scent of aloeswood.
Of incense spreading as it spreads its smoke
إذاwhen هبّتit blew علىover الأرواحthe souls راحتthey began
إذا هبّت على الأرواح راحت
تقولto say منout of الهناbliss أخَيّهlittle sister عوديcome back
تقول من الهنا أخَيّه عودي
When it blew over the souls, they began
When it blows upon the souls, they rest
To say in bliss, 'Little sister, come back!'
Saying, from this bliss - my brother's wedding
أدامmay perpetuate اللَهGod أيامthe days of التهانيcongratulations
أدام اللَه أيام التهاني
بأفراحwith the joys of العرائسthe brides فيin الوعودthe promises
بأفراح العرائس في الوعود
May God perpetuate the days of congratulations,
May God make the days of congratulations last
With the brides' joys in what is promised.
With the brides' joys in their vows
Sol 6.1