هُوَit يَوْمٌa day أَغَرُّradiant مُبْتَسِمٌsmiling
هُوَ يَوْمٌ أَغَرُّ مُبْتَسِمٌ
عَنْrevealing وُجُوهٍfaces بِالبِشْرِwith gladness غُرَّانِradiant
عَنْ وُجُوهٍ بِالبِشْرِ غُرَّانِ
It is a radiant, smiling day,
It is a radiant, smiling day
revealing faces bright with gladness.
With faces glowing with good news.
رَضِيَwas pleased المَجْدُglory أَنْthat تُزَفَّbe led as bride بِهِon it
رَضِيَ المَجْدُ أَنْ تُزَفَّ بِهِ
بِنْتُdaughter of تُومَاTuma إِلَىto ابْنِson of زَيْدَانِZaydan
بِنْتُ تُومَا إِلَى ابْنِ زَيْدَانِ
Glory is pleased that on this day a bride be led:
Glory is pleased that Ibtisam
Tuma's daughter, to Zaydan's son.
Daughter of Touma is wed to Ibn Zaydan.
وَرْدَةٌWarda (a rose) خَيْرُthe finest وَرْدَةٍrose نَبَتَتْgrew
وَرْدَةٌ خَيْرُ وَرْدَةٍ نَبَتَتْ
نَبْتَa growth of حُسْنٍbeauty فِيin خَيْرِthe finest بُسْتَانِgarden
نَبْتَ حُسْنٍ فِي خَيْرِ بُسْتَانِ
Warda, the finest rose that ever grew,
A rose, the best of roses grown
springing up in beauty in the finest garden;
In beauty’s best garden.
ذَاتpossessing وجْهٍa face يَبْدُوappears الذَّكَاءُintelligence بِهِin it
ذَات وجْهٍ يَبْدُو الذَّكَاءُ بِهِ
وَقَوَامٍand a figure كَنَاعِمِlike the supple الْبَانِbān tree
وَقَوَامٍ كَنَاعِمِ الْبَانِ
with a face in which intelligence shines,
A face intelligent, slender frame
and a figure like a supple bān tree;
As smooth as cream.
بِنْتُdaughter of ذَاكَthat man الَّذِيwho مَفَاخِرُهُhis glorious deeds
بِنْتُ ذَاكَ الَّذِي مَفَاخِرُهُ
خَلَّدَتْimmortalized ذِكْرَهُhis memory لأَزْمَانِfor ages
خَلَّدَتْ ذِكْرَهُ لأَزْمَانِ
daughter of him whose glorious deeds
Daughter of one whose glories
have immortalized his memory through the ages.
Live through ages.
كَانَwas مِلْءَfilling العُيُونِthe eyes مَحْمَدَةًa cause for praise
كَانَ مِلْءَ العُيُونِ مَحْمَدَةً
فَهْوَso he حَيٌّalive بِكُلِّin every إِنْسَانِperson
فَهْوَ حَيٌّ بِكُلِّ إِنْسَانِ
He filled all eyes with admiration,
He filled all eyes with longing,
and so he lives within every person.
And lives in every soul.
وَand إِمِيلُEmile زَيْنُthe ornament of الشَّبَابِyouth إِذَاwhenever
وَ إِمِيلُ زَيْنُ الشَّبَابِ إِذَا
مَاemphatic particle ازْدَهَىtakes pride مَوْطِنٌa homeland بِشُبَّانِin young men
مَا ازْدَهَى مَوْطِنٌ بِشُبَّانِ
And Emile is the ornament of youth whenever
Emile is youth’s finest,
a homeland takes pride in its young men;
When a place thrives with youth.
جَامِعُcombining النُّبْلnobility وَالنُّبُوغِand genius إِلَىwith
جَامِعُ النُّبْل وَالنُّبُوغِ إِلَى
فَضْلِexcellence of عِلْمٍlearning وَحُسْنِand excellence of تِبْيَانِexposition
فَضْلِ عِلْمٍ وَحُسْنِ تِبْيَانِ
uniting nobility and genius with
Uniting nobility and brilliance
the excellence of learning and fine exposition;
To excellence of knowledge and eloquence of tongue.
نَجْلُson of ذَاكَthat man الَّذِيwho فَضَائِلُهُhis virtues
نَجْلُ ذَاكَ الَّذِي فَضَائِلُهُ
أَنْزَلَتْهُplaced him فِيat أَوْجِthe zenith of كِيوَانِKiwan (Saturn)
أَنْزَلَتْهُ فِي أَوْجِ كِيوَانِ
son of him whose virtues
Son of one whose virtues
have placed him at the zenith of Kiwan (Saturn).
Placed him atop the highest pinnacle.
أَرَّخَchronicled الشَّرْقَthe East فَهْوَso he عَالِمُهُits scholar
أَرَّخَ الشَّرْقَ فَهْوَ عَالِمُهُ
وَهْوَand he مُعْطِيهِgiving it عُمْرَهُits life الثَّانِيthe second
وَهْوَ مُعْطِيهِ عُمْرَهُ الثَّانِي
He chronicled the East and is its scholar,
He gave the East its history,
and bestows upon it its second life.
And his second life.
هَكَذَاthus يَحْسُنُis beautiful القِرَانُthe union وَقَدْand indeed
هَكَذَا يَحْسُنُ القِرَانُ وَقَدْ
وَازَنَتْهُbalanced it العُلَىlofty virtues بِمِيزَانِwith a balance
وَازَنَتْهُ العُلَى بِمِيزَانِ
Thus is the union beautiful, for indeed
So chastely sounds their pairing,
lofty virtues have balanced it upon the scales.
Balanced by the exalted scale.
يَاO عَرُوسَانِbride and groom تَمَّbecame complete سَعْدُكُمَاyour happiness (both of you)
يَا عَرُوسَانِ تَمَّ سَعْدُكُمَا
لاmay not يُشَبْbe tainted تِمُّهُits fullness بِنُقْصَانِby deficiency
لا يُشَبْ تِمُّهُ بِنُقْصَانِ
O bride and groom, your happiness is complete;
O newlyweds, your joy is complete,
may its fullness never be tainted by any lack.
Flawless, perfect.
Sol 6.1