تَهْنِئَاتcongratulations مِنِّيfrom me عَلَىaccording to قَدَرِthe measure of وِدِّيmy affection
تَهْنِئَات مِنِّي عَلَى قَدَرِ وِدِّي
لَكِto you يَاO بِضْعَةَflesh-and-blood offspring العَزِيزِthe dear one الغَالِيthe cherished
لَكِ يَا بِضْعَةَ العَزِيزِ الغَالِي
Congratulations from me, in proportion to my affection,
To you, O flesh and blood of the dear, cherished one,
بِنتَdaughter أَسْرَىthe noblest السَّرَاةُthe nobles إِنْif قِيسَis measured جَاهٌrank
بِنتَ أَسْرَى السَّرَاةُ إِنْ قِيسَ جَاهٌ
بِوَفِيرِby abundant النَّدَىgenerosity وَغَرِّand radiant الخِصَالِvirtues
بِوَفِيرِ النَّدَى وَغَرِّ الخِصَالِ
Daughter of the noblest of nobles, if rank is measured
By abundant generosity and radiant virtues,
وَأَبَرَّand the most virtuous النِّسَاءِof women زَوْجاًas a wife وَأُمَّاand as a mother
وَأَبَرَّ النِّسَاءِ زَوْجاً وَأُمَّا
فِيamong ذَوَاتِwomen endowed with الحِجَىwisdom وَطُهْرِand purity of الخِلاَلِcharacter traits
فِي ذَوَاتِ الحِجَى وَطُهْرِ الخِلاَلِ
And of the most virtuous of women, as wife and mother,
Among women endowed with wisdom and purity of character.
كَانَit was عَدْلاًjust وَأَنْتِand you أَنْقَىthe purest فَتَاةٍmaiden
كَانَ عَدْلاً وَأَنْتِ أَنْقَى فَتَاةٍ
أَنْthat تُزَفِّيyou be led as a bride إِلَىto أَبَرِّthe most virtuous الرِّجَالِof men
أَنْ تُزَفِّي إِلَى أَبَرِّ الرِّجَالِ
It was just, you being the purest maiden,
That you be led as a bride to the most virtuous of men.
فَاقْبَلِيso accept أَصْدَقَthe sincerest التَّحِيَّاتِgreetings
فَاقْبَلِي أَصْدَقَ التَّحِيَّاتِ
أُهْدِيَهَاI offer them وَغَيْرِيand someone other than me يَهْدِيoffers نَفِيسَprecious الَّلآليpearls
أُهْدِيَهَا وَغَيْرِي يَهْدِي نَفِيسَ الَّلآلي
So accept the sincerest greetings
I offer, while others offer precious pearls.
فَبَنَاتُfor the daughters البِحَارِof the seas يَبْلَيْنَwear out يَوماًone day
فَبَنَاتُ البِحَارِ يَبْلَيْنَ يَوماً
وَبَنَاتِand the daughters الأَفْكَارِof thoughts غَيْرَnot يُوَالِيfollows in succession (unclear here)
وَبَنَاتِ الأَفْكَارِ غَيْرَ يُوَالِي
For the daughters of the seas will one day wear out,
And the daughters of thought—[ending unclear in the supplied text].
يَاO عَرُوسbride اهْنَئِيrejoice بِقُرْبِin the nearness of عَرُوسٍa bridegroom
يَا عَرُوس اهْنَئِي بِقُرْبِ عَرُوسٍ
جَاءَcame وَفْقَin accordance with الأَحْلاَمِdreams وَالآمَالِand hopes
جَاءَ وَفْقَ الأَحْلاَمِ وَالآمَالِ
O bride, rejoice in the nearness of a bridegroom
Who has come in accord with dreams and hopes.
فِيكِin you مَعْنًىa quality مِنَof الكَمَالِperfection وَفِيهِand in him
فِيكِ مَعْنًى مِنَ الكَمَالِ وَفِيهِ
مَاwhat تُحِبِّينَyou love مِنْof مَعَانِيqualities الكَمَالِperfection
مَا تُحِبِّينَ مِنْ مَعَانِي الكَمَالِ
In you is a quality of perfection, and in him
Are the qualities of perfection that you love.
وَالتَّرَاضِيand mutual accord بَيْنَbetween القَرِينَيْنِthe two spouses أَسْمَىthe loftiest
وَالتَّرَاضِي بَيْنَ القَرِينَيْنِ أَسْمَى
مَاwhat أَرَادَhas willed المُهَيْمَنِthe Guardian المِيعَالِيthe Exalted (form uncertain)
مَا أَرَادَ المُهَيْمَنِ المِيعَالِي
And mutual accord between the two spouses is the loftiest
Of what the Guardian, the Exalted, has willed.
دُمْتَmay you remain سَمْعَانَSam'an هَانِئاًhappy وَليَكُنْand may it be
دُمْتَ سَمْعَانَ هَانِئاً وَليَكُنْ
كُلُّevery قَرَانٍunion لَهُfor it بِدَارِكَin your house نَالِattained (unclear here)
كُلُّ قَرَانٍ لَهُ بِدَارِكَ نَالِ
May you remain happy, Sam'an, and may
Every union have, in your house, [ending unclear in the supplied text].
وَليَدُمْand may endure نَسْلُكَyour offspring الكَرِيمُnoble كَمَاas تَهْوىdesires
وَليَدُمْ نَسْلُكَ الكَرِيمُ كَمَا تَهْوى
العُلَىlofty honor فِيthrough تَعاقُبِthe succession of الأَجْيَالِgenerations
العُلَى فِي تَعاقُبِ الأَجْيَالِ
And may your noble offspring endure, as is desired
By lofty honor, through the succession of generations.
Sol 6.1