رُزِقْتِ مُنَى النفُوسِ مِنَ الجَمالِ

رُزِقْتِ مُنَى النفُوسِ مِنَ الجَمالِ

وَفَوْقَ مُنَى النفُوسِ مِنَ الكَمَالِ

وَفَوْقَ مُنَى النفُوسِ مِنَ الكَمَالِ

You were granted the beauty souls desire,

You were granted the bliss of souls through beauty,

and perfection beyond what souls desire.

And above the bliss of souls, through perfection.

ذَكَاءٌ فِي حَيَاءٍ فِي وَقارٍ

ذَكَاءٌ فِي حَيَاءٍ فِي وَقارٍ

لَهُ أَحْلَى التَّشَبِه بِالدَّلالِ

لَهُ أَحْلَى التَّشَبِه بِالدَّلالِ

Intelligence in modesty, in dignity,

Wit in modesty, dignity in composure,

with the sweetest resemblance to coy charm.

With the sweetest resemblance to the new moon.

حِسَانُ العَصْرِ عِقْدٌ مِنْ لآَلٍ

حِسَانُ العَصْرِ عِقْدٌ مِنْ لآَلٍ

وَرِينِيهُ الفَرِيدَةُ فِي الَّلآلِي

وَرِينِيهُ الفَرِيدَةُ فِي الَّلآلِي

The beauties of the age are a necklace of pearls,

The elegance of the age is a string of pearls,

and Renée is the peerless pearl among them.

And its unique one shows it in the adornments.

تَصَوَّرَتِ البَدَائِعُ فِي حُلاَهَا

تَصَوَّرَتِ البَدَائِعُ فِي حُلاَهَا

بِأَلْوَانِ الرَّوَائعِ فِي الخِصَالِ

بِأَلْوَانِ الرَّوَائعِ فِي الخِصَالِ

Marvels took shape in her adornments,

Innovations imagined themselves in her attire,

with wondrous hues in her character.

In the colors of wonders in traits.

وَقُلْ مَا شِئْتَ فِي أَدَبٍ وَعِلْمٍ

وَقُلْ مَا شِئْتَ فِي أَدَبٍ وَعِلْمٍ

تَبُزُّ بِهِ النَّوَابغَ فِي الرِّجالِ

تَبُزُّ بِهِ النَّوَابغَ فِي الرِّجالِ

And say what you will of literature and learning:

Say what you wish in literature and knowledge,

with which she surpasses the most gifted of men.

Whereby the eminent excel among men.

وَقُلْ مَا شِئْتَ فِي دَعَةٍ وَتَقْوَى

وَقُلْ مَا شِئْتَ فِي دَعَةٍ وَتَقْوَى

مُشَرِّفَةٍ لِرَبَّاتِ الحِجَالِ

مُشَرِّفَةٍ لِرَبَّاتِ الحِجَالِ

And say what you will of serenity and piety,

Say what you wish in calm and piety,

bringing honor to the ladies of curtained chambers.

Enhancing the ladies of the veils.

لأُسْرَتِهَا رَعَاهَا الله نُبْلٌ

لأُسْرَتِهَا رَعَاهَا الله نُبْلٌ

بِهِ ازدَانَ الأَوَاخِرُ وَالأَوَالِي

بِهِ ازدَانَ الأَوَاخِرُ وَالأَوَالِي

Her family—may God preserve it—has a nobility

Nobility has protected her family,

with which later and earlier generations were adorned.

With which the recent and old are adorned.

وُجُوهُهُمُ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مَراءٍ

وُجُوهُهُمُ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مَراءٍ

وَأَنْفُسُهُمْ مَصَابِيحٌ تُلاَلِي

وَأَنْفُسُهُمْ مَصَابِيحٌ تُلاَلِي

Their faces are mirrors of their souls,

Their faces are a mirror for their souls,

and their souls are lamps that gleam.

And their souls are lamps that shine.

هُمُ الوَافُونَ فِي عَصْرٍ مُرِيبٍ

هُمُ الوَافُونَ فِي عَصْرٍ مُرِيبٍ

بِهِ عُدَّ الوَفَاءُ مِنَ المُحَالِ

بِهِ عُدَّ الوَفَاءُ مِنَ المُحَالِ

They are the loyal in an age of suspicion,

They are the faithful ones in a dubious time,

when loyalty was deemed impossible.

When faithfulness was deemed impossible.

وَشَاعِرُهُمْ لَعُوبٌ بِالمَعانِي

وَشَاعِرُهُمْ لَعُوبٌ بِالمَعانِي

جَدِيدُ الفِكْرِ وَثَّابُ الخَيَالِ

جَدِيدُ الفِكْرِ وَثَّابُ الخَيَالِ

And their poet is playful with meanings,

And their poet plays with meanings,

fresh in thought, with a leaping imagination.

Novel in thought and roaming in imagination.

لِفِيلِيب الَّذِي آثَرْتِ نَجْمٌ

لِفِيلِيب الَّذِي آثَرْتِ نَجْمٌ

كَنَجْمِكِ فِي سَمَاءِ السَّعْدِ عَالِ

كَنَجْمِكِ فِي سَمَاءِ السَّعْدِ عَالِ

Philippe, whom you chose, has a star

For Philip whom you chose, a star,

like your star, high in the sky of good fortune.

Like your star in the lofty sky of bliss.

طَبِيبٌ طَابَ عُنْصرُهُ وَصَحَّتْ

طَبِيبٌ طَابَ عُنْصرُهُ وَصَحَّتْ

بِهِ شِيَمُ الزَّمَانِ مِنِ اعْتِلاَلِ

بِهِ شِيَمُ الزَّمَانِ مِنِ اعْتِلاَلِ

A physician of good stock; restored to health

A doctor whose temperament is good, and through whom

through him were the ailing ways of the age.

The traits of time recovered from illness.

شِفَاءُ العينِ بَعْضُ ندَى يَدَيْهِ

شِفَاءُ العينِ بَعْضُ ندَى يَدَيْهِ

وَنَصْلَتُهُ الرَّحِيمَةُ فِي النِّصَالِ

وَنَصْلَتُهُ الرَّحِيمَةُ فِي النِّصَالِ

Healing the eye is but part of his hands' bounty,

The cure of the eye is some of the dew of his hands,

and his blade is the merciful one among blades.

And his kind scalpel among the weapons.

كَأَنَّ عِنَايَة تُوحِي إِلَيْهِ

كَأَنَّ عِنَايَة تُوحِي إِلَيْهِ

صَوَابَ الرَّأْيِ فِي الدَّاءِ العُضَال

صَوَابَ الرَّأْيِ فِي الدَّاءِ العُضَال

As though Providence inspired him

It is as if Providence whispers to him

with sound judgment in intractable disease.

The right opinion regarding the perplexing disease.

يُبالِي فِي الصَّدَاقَةِ كُلَّ شيءٍ

يُبالِي فِي الصَّدَاقَةِ كُلَّ شيءٍ

وَقَدْ يَلْقَى الخُطُوبَ فَمَا يُبالِي

وَقَدْ يَلْقَى الخُطُوبَ فَمَا يُبالِي

In friendship he cares about everything,

He cares for nothing in friendship,

and he may face calamities, yet pays them no heed.

Though he may face adversity, he cares not.

عزِيزٌ مِنْ أَعِزَّاءٍ كِرَامٍٍ

عزِيزٌ مِنْ أَعِزَّاءٍ كِرَامٍٍ

تَوَزعَ بَيْنَهُمْ كَرَمُ الخِلاَلِ

تَوَزعَ بَيْنَهُمْ كَرَمُ الخِلاَلِ

An esteemed man among esteemed, generous men,

A dear one among the generous and honorable,

among whom nobility of character is shared.

Between whom the generosity of perfect traits is distributed.

شَبَابٌ مِلْءُ عَيْنِ المَجْدِ كُلٌّ

شَبَابٌ مِلْءُ عَيْنِ المَجْدِ كُلٌّ

بِأَخْلاَقٍ كَماءٍ المُزْنِ حَالِ

بِأَخْلاَقٍ كَماءٍ المُزْنِ حَالِ

Young men who fill Glory's eye, each one

Youthful, filled with the honor of glory, each one

adorned with virtues like the water of rainclouds.

With manners like limpid pouring water.

مِنَ التوْفِيقِ أَنَّهُمُ أَصَابُوا

مِنَ التوْفِيقِ أَنَّهُمُ أَصَابُوا

عَسِيرَ النُّجْحِ مَيْسُورَ المَنَالِ

عَسِيرَ النُّجْحِ مَيْسُورَ المَنَالِ

It is by good fortune that they have found

From success, that they have attained

what is hard to achieve easy to attain.

The difficult success, the accessible goal.

فَيَا فَرْعاً زكَا مِنْ خَيْرِ أَصْلٍ

فَيَا فَرْعاً زكَا مِنْ خَيْرِ أَصْلٍ

وَغَانِيَةً نَمَاهَا خَيْرُ آلِ

وَغَانِيَةً نَمَاهَا خَيْرُ آلِ

So, O branch that flourished from the finest root,

So O branch, matured from the best root,

and fair maiden nurtured by the finest family,

And songstress, nurtured by the best family.

قِرَانُكُمَا بَدَا التَّوْفِيقُ فِيهِ

قِرَانُكُمَا بَدَا التَّوْفِيقُ فِيهِ

بِأَبْهَجَ مَا يَكون مِنَ المِثَالِ

بِأَبْهَجَ مَا يَكون مِنَ المِثَالِ

in your union, good fortune appeared

Your marriage appeared with good fortune in it,

in the most delightful form imaginable.

In the most delightful form of ideal.

أَضَاءَ اليُمْنُ لَيْلَتَهُ فَأَبْدَتْ

أَضَاءَ اليُمْنُ لَيْلَتَهُ فَأَبْدَتْ

حُليّاً عُطِّلَتْ مِنْهَا اللَّيَالِي

حُليّاً عُطِّلَتْ مِنْهَا اللَّيَالِي

Blessing lit its night, so it revealed

Good fortune illuminated its night, and so it displayed

adornments of which other nights were bereft.

Jewelry for which nights were adorned.

وَكَانَ هِلاَلُهَا لِلتِّمِّ رَمْزاً

وَكَانَ هِلاَلُهَا لِلتِّمِّ رَمْزاً

أَلَيْسَ التِّمُّ وَعْداً لِلهِلاَلِ

أَلَيْسَ التِّمُّ وَعْداً لِلهِلاَلِ

And its crescent was a symbol of the full moon—

Its crescent was a symbol for completeness,

is not the full moon a promise to the crescent?

Is completeness not a promise to the crescent?