عَجَبٌa marvel نَراهُwe behold it فسَبِّحواso glorify منthe One who أبدَعاcreated wondrously
عَجَبٌ نَراهُ فسَبِّحوا من أبدَعا
قدindeed أشرَقَshone forth القَمَرانِthe two moons فيat وَقتٍa time مَعَاtogether
قد أشرَقَ القَمَرانِ في وَقتٍ مَعَا
A marvel we behold—so glorify the One who wrought it!
A wonder it is, so glorify the Originator
The two moons have shone forth together at one time.
The two moons have risen at the same time
قَمَرانtwo moons قدindeed طَلَعاboth rose مِنfrom الغربِthe west الذيwhich
قَمَران قد طَلَعا مِن الغربِ الذي
قدindeed كانَhad been يُعهَدُknown as مَغرِباًa place of setting لاnot مَطلِعاa place of rising
قد كانَ يُعهَدُ مَغرِباً لا مَطلِعا
Two moons have risen from the west, which
Two moons that rose from the West, which
Had been known as a place of setting, not of rising.
Used to be known for sunsets, not sunrises
فاستأنسَso rejoiced الشَّرْقُthe East السَّعيدُthe happy مُسلِّماًoffering greetings
فاستأنسَ الشَّرْقُ السَّعيدُ مُسلِّماً
واستوحَشَand grew lonely الغربُthe West البعيدُthe distant مُودِّعاbidding farewell
واستوحَشَ الغربُ البعيدُ مُودِّعا
So the happy East rejoiced, offering greetings,
So the happy East felt at ease, submitting
And the distant West grew lonely, bidding farewell.
While the distant West felt lonely, bidding farewell
غَلَبتprevailed علىover الرَّبعِthe dwelling الشَّجيِّthe sorrowing مَسَرَّةٌjoy
غَلَبت على الرَّبعِ الشَّجيِّ مَسَرَّةٌ
فلَوِso if اُستطاعَit could إلىto لِقائهماmeeting them both سَعَىit would hasten
فلَوِ اُستطاعَ إلى لِقائهما سَعَى
Joy overwhelmed the sorrowing dwelling;
Joy has overcome the sad quarter
So, had it been able, it would have hastened to meet them both.
If it could meet them, it would have strived
ماnot زالَceased يهتِفُhe cries out بالبِشارةِwith glad tidings والهَناand joy
ما زالَ يهتِفُ بالبِشارةِ والهَنا
مَنhe who كانَused to يهتِفُcry out بالشِّكايةِin complaint والدُّعاand prayer
مَن كانَ يهتِفُ بالشِّكايةِ والدُّعا
He keeps crying out with glad tidings and joy—
Those who used to plead and pray
He who once cried out in complaint and prayer.
Now celebrate and rejoice
وَفْدٌa delegation جميلُfair الوجهِof face أبهَجَdelighted مَنظراًas a sight
وَفْدٌ جميلُ الوجهِ أبهَجَ مَنظراً
ضُربَتْwere sounded بشائِرُهُits glad tidings فأبهَجَand so delighted مَسمَعاthe ear
ضُربَتْ بشائِرُهُ فأبهَجَ مَسمَعا
A fair-faced delegation delighted the eye;
A beautiful delegation brought joyful sights
Its glad tidings were sounded, delighting the ear.
Its tidings brought pleasant news to the ears
ياO أيُّهاyou الدَّارُthe dwelling اُخلَعيcast off ثوبَthe robe of الأسَىgrief
يا أيُّها الدَّارُ اُخلَعي ثوبَ الأسَى
فاليومَfor today قدindeed مَسَحَhas wiped away الزَّمانُTime الأدمُعاthe tears
فاليومَ قد مَسَحَ الزَّمانُ الأدمُعا
O dwelling, cast off the robe of grief,
O house, take off the clothes of sorrow
For today Time has wiped away the tears.
For today time has wiped the tears
وعَسَىand may الذيthe one who جَمَعَbrought together الأحبَّةَthe loved ones مرّةًonce
وعَسَى الذي جَمَعَ الأحبَّةَ مرّةً
أنthat لاnot يَعودَhe return مُفرِّقاًseparating ماwhat جَمَّعاhe brought together
أن لا يَعودَ مُفرِّقاً ما جَمَّعا
And may the one who once brought loved ones together
And may He who gathered the loved ones once
Never again sunder what he has joined.
Not separate again what He brought together
Sol 6.1