زَفاف بِالسُرور وَبِالتَهاني

زَفاف بِالسُرور وَبِالتَهاني

تَهادَت لِلقُلوب بِهِ الأَماني

تَهادَت لِلقُلوب بِهِ الأَماني

A wedding with joy and congratulations,

A wedding with joy and congratulations

through which wishes glided into hearts.

Brought hopes to hearts and wishes

وَأَعرَب صادح الأَفراح عَمّا

وَأَعرَب صادح الأَفراح عَمّا

بَناهُ الأنس مِن لَحن الأَغاني

بَناهُ الأنس مِن لَحن الأَغاني

And the singer of joys gave voice to what

And the herald of joy expressed what

merriment had fashioned from the melody of songs.

Companionship built from the tune of songs

فَقُم نَجلو كُؤوس هَناً وَأنسٍ

فَقُم نَجلو كُؤوس هَناً وَأنسٍ

فَما خبر المَسرّة كَالعيانِ

فَما خبر المَسرّة كَالعيانِ

So rise; let us unveil cups of bliss and mirth,

So rise, let us drink cups of delight and comfort

for news of joy is not like witnessing it.

For the news of gladness is not like seeing

إِذا ما قيلَ عيد الفطر وَلّى

إِذا ما قيلَ عيد الفطر وَلّى

أَجبناً إِنَّ هَذا العيد ثاني

أَجبناً إِنَّ هَذا العيد ثاني

If it is said, “Eid al-Fitr has passed,”

When it is said Eid al-Fitr has turned

we reply, “This is indeed a second feast.”

We reply this Eid is a second one

زَفاف قَد تَلا آيات سَعد

زَفاف قَد تَلا آيات سَعد

فَخِلنا أَنَّها السَبع المَثاني

فَخِلنا أَنَّها السَبع المَثاني

A wedding that has recited verses of good fortune,

A wedding that recited verses of bliss

so we thought them the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses.

So we thought they were the seven doubles

زَفاف لِلحُسين أَخي المَعالي

زَفاف لِلحُسين أَخي المَعالي

زَها فَجَلا لَنا أَبهى المَعاني

زَها فَجَلا لَنا أَبهى المَعاني

A wedding for al-Husayn, brother to greatness,

A wedding for Hussein my eminent brother

shone and revealed to us the fairest meanings.

It blossomed, so the most beautiful meanings appeared to us

فَطب وَاِطرَب وَدُم بِالسَعد وَاِهنأ

فَطب وَاِطرَب وَدُم بِالسَعد وَاِهنأ

بِشَمس الخَدر يا قَمَر الزَمانِ

بِشَمس الخَدر يا قَمَر الزَمانِ

So be happy, rejoice, remain fortunate, and take delight

So congratulate and celebrate and let happiness continue

in the sun of the bridal chamber, O moon of the age!

With the sun of al-Khadr, O moon of time

فَيا بُشراي إِذ بشّرت فيما

فَيا بُشراي إِذ بشّرت فيما

بِهِ المَولى المهيمن قَد حَباني

بِهِ المَولى المهيمن قَد حَباني

O joy of mine, when I proclaimed glad tidings in what

So congratulations as I have brought good news

the Lord, the All-Protecting, had bestowed on me:

Of what the Guardian Lord has granted me

بُيوتاً ينظم التاريخ مِنها

بُيوتاً ينظم التاريخ مِنها

زَفاف بِالسُرور وَبِالتَهاني

زَفاف بِالسُرور وَبِالتَهاني

verses from which the chronogram is composed:

Homes that history will record

“A wedding with joy and congratulations.”

A wedding with joy and congratulations