زُفَّتwere ushered in عَلىto بَدرthe full moon العُلىof eminence الأَفراحjoys
زُفَّت عَلى بَدر العُلى الأَفراح
وَبَداand appeared السُرورgladness فَزالَتِso vanished الأَتراحُsorrows
وَبَدا السُرور فَزالَتِ الأَتراحُ
Joys were ushered in bridal procession to the full moon of eminence.
Joy was brought to the full moon at dawn
And gladness appeared, so sorrows vanished.
And happiness appeared, worries gone
فَاِنهَضso rise إِلىto الرَوضthe garden الأَريضthe spacious فَقَدfor indeed بَداhas appeared
فَاِنهَض إِلى الرَوض الأَريض فَقَد بَدا
زَهرblossoms الرُبىof the hills وَزَهَتand brightened بِهِthrough it الأَرواحُspirits
زَهر الرُبى وَزَهَت بِهِ الأَرواحُ
Rise, then, to the spacious garden, for there have appeared
So rise to the gentle garden, for the flower of companionship has appeared
The blossoms of the hills, and spirits have brightened through them.
And spirits have been delighted by it
أوَand (questioning) ماnot تَرىyou see النمّامthe tale-bearing herb نَمَّtold بِسرِّهof its secret
أوَ ما تَرى النمّام نَمَّ بِسرِّه
أَرجthe fragrance النَسيمof the breeze وَنَشرهand its wafted scent الفَوّاحُthe pervasive
أَرج النَسيم وَنَشره الفَوّاحُ
And do you not see the tale-bearing herb, whose secret is divulged
Don't you see the breeze whispering its secret
By the breeze’s scent and its pervasive fragrance?
The fragrant morning breeze spreads it
وَالآسand the myrtle أَشبهresembles بِالعذارthe cheek’s down فَحسبناso enough for us
وَالآس أَشبه بِالعذار فَحسبنا
مِنinstead of وردهits blossoms بِظلالهin its shade اِسترواحُrefreshment
مِن ورده بِظلاله اِسترواحُ
And myrtle resembles cheek-down; enough for us
And the myrtle is like a maiden, so for us
Instead of its blossoms is refreshment in its shade.
Its shade suffices for rest
وَكَأَنَّand as though أَحداقthe eyes الجآذرof wild-ox calves نَرجسnarcissi
وَكَأَنَّ أَحداق الجآذر نَرجس
وَثُغورand the mouths غيدof slender women الغانياتthe beauties أَقاحُdaisies
وَثُغور غيد الغانيات أَقاحُ
And the eyes of wild-ox calves seem to be narcissi,
As if the cheeks of the blossoms are narcissi
And the mouths of slender beauties, daisies.
And the lips of singing maidens, smiles
وَكَأَنَّماand as though خَدّthe cheek الشَقيقof the anemone مِنfrom الحَياthe rain
وَكَأَنَّما خَدّ الشَقيق مِن الحَيا
ياقوتةa ruby وَكَأَنَّهاand as though it were مِصباحُa lamp
ياقوتة وَكَأَنَّها مِصباحُ
And the anemone’s cheek, touched by rain, seems
And the petal of the anemone as if
A ruby, and that ruby seems a lamp.
A ruby, as if it is a lamp
وَكَأنَّand as though زَهرthe blossoms الياسمينof jasmine سُحيرةًjust before dawn
وَكَأنَّ زَهر الياسمين سُحيرةً
زهرُthe bright ones النُجومof the stars زَهابهاglowed with them الإِصباحُdaybreak
زهرُ النُجوم زَهابها الإِصباحُ
And jasmine blossoms just before dawn seem
And the jasmine flower is like a sorceress
The bright stars with which daybreak glowed.
The stars are its flowers, the dawn is its awakening
وَكَأَنَّماand as though المصفرُّthe yellow bloom مِنamong مَنثورِهِits stock flowers
وَكَأَنَّما المصفرُّ مِن مَنثورِهِ
مضنىًa sickly one أَضرّhas harmed بِهِhim الجَوىlove’s anguish ملتاحُemaciated
مضنىً أَضرّ بِهِ الجَوى ملتاحُ
And the yellow among its stock blossoms seems
And as if saffron in its scatterings
A wasted sufferer whom love’s anguish has harmed.
Is a tear wiped by affliction while dreaming
وَكَأَنَّand as though غُصنa bough البانof the ben tree مِنamong فننthe branches الرُبىof the hills
وَكَأَنَّ غُصن البان مِن فنن الرُبى
خودٌa tender maiden يرنِّحهاmakes her sway الدلالcoquetry رداحُfull-hipped
خودٌ يرنِّحها الدلال رداحُ
And a ben-tree bough among the branches of the hills seems
And as if the hyacinth branch among the garden’s arts
A full-hipped maiden whom coquetry makes sway.
Is a cheek caressed by the flirt’s hand
نَسجwove الجَمالbeauty لَهاfor her مَلابسgarments سُندسof fine silk
نَسج الجَمال لَها مَلابس سُندس
فَشَكىso complained المَجالroom to move عَلىabove الكَثيبthe sand-dune وشاحُa sash
فَشَكى المَجال عَلى الكَثيب وشاحُ
Beauty wove for her garments of fine silk,
Beauty wove for it garments of silk
So a sash complained of its loose sway above the dune.
So the expanse complained about the dune and plain
وَثَنَتand bent مَعاطفهاher curves الصباthe east wind فَكَأَنَّهاso as though she were
وَثَنَت مَعاطفها الصبا فَكَأَنَّها
هيفٌslender-waisted women ثَنَتbent أَعطافهنّtheir sides الراحُwine
هيفٌ ثَنَت أَعطافهنّ الراحُ
The east wind bent her curves, as though she were
The morning breeze bent its robes, as if
Slender-waisted women whose sides wine had bent.
A gale bent the wings of winds
وَكَأَنَّماand as though شغفتwas infatuated بِهاwith her ريحthe wind الصباthe east breeze
وَكَأَنَّما شغفت بِها ريح الصبا
فَلَهاso it has غدوٌّa morning coming بَينَهاamong them وَرواحُand an evening going
فَلَها غدوٌّ بَينَها وَرواحُ
It is as though the east wind were infatuated with her,
As if the morning breeze was enchanted by it
So it has its morning coming and evening going among them.
It has an awakening and spirit between them
وَعَلىand upon الأَراكthe arak trees كَأَنَّماas though ورقthe gray doves الحِمىof the protected grove
وَعَلى الأَراك كَأَنَّما ورق الحِمى
قيناتُsinging girls أَفصَحَmade eloquent عودهاtheir lute الإصلاحُtuning
قيناتُ أَفصَحَ عودها الإصلاحُ
And on the arak trees, the doves of the protected grove seem
And upon the meadow, as if the leaves of the preserve
Singing girls whose lute tuning has made eloquent.
Are singing girls whose harmony is reformed
وَسميرناand our evening companion بَينamong العَباهرthe narcissi ساجِعٌa warbler
وَسميرنا بَين العَباهر ساجِعٌ
دَنفٌheartsick وَحسبكand enough for you بلبلa nightingale صيّاحُloud-voiced
دَنفٌ وَحسبك بلبل صيّاحُ
And our evening companion among the narcissi is a warbler,
Our nightingale among the rose bushes is a lover
Heartsick—a loud-voiced nightingale is all you need.
A finch, and a singing bulbul is enough for you
هجمَstormed السُرورjoy عَلىupon الرِياضthe gardens فَلاحَand appeared ليto me
هجمَ السُرور عَلى الرِياض فَلاحَ لي
بَينَbetween الخَمائلthe thickets وَالنَسيمand the breeze كِفاحُa struggle
بَينَ الخَمائل وَالنَسيم كِفاحُ
Joy stormed the gardens, and there appeared to me
Joy attacked the gardens, so for me
A struggle between the thickets and the breeze.
There was struggle between the beauties and the breeze
وَالفَجرand dawn قَدindeed هَزمrouted الدجاthe darkness مُتهلّلاbeaming
وَالفَجر قَد هَزم الدجا مُتهلّلا
حَتّىuntil اِستَنارwas lit جَبينهits brow الوَضّاحُthe radiant
حَتّى اِستَنار جَبينه الوَضّاحُ
And dawn had routed darkness, beaming,
And dawn defeated darkness exultantly
Until its radiant brow was lit.
Until its luminous forehead shone
وَالرَعدand thunder قَدindeed دَهمassailed السيولthe torrents فَجرّدتso were unsheathed
وَالرَعد قَد دَهم السيول فَجرّدت
لِلبَرقfor lightning مِنfrom غمدthe scabbard الغَمامof the clouds صفاحُbroad blades
لِلبَرق مِن غمد الغَمام صفاحُ
And thunder had assailed the torrents, so there were unsheathed
And thunder stormed the torrents, so it bared
For lightning, broad blades from the clouds’ scabbard.
For lightning, a blade from the cloud's scabbard
ماnot زالَceased بَرقthe lightning سَحابهof its clouds متبسّماًsmiling
ما زالَ بَرق سَحابه متبسّماً
حَتّىuntil تَهلّلstreamed دَمعهits tears السفّاحُthe copiously pouring
حَتّى تَهلّل دَمعه السفّاحُ
The lightning of its clouds kept smiling
The lightning of its clouds does not cease smiling
Until its copious tears streamed forth.
Until its streaming tears exult
فَاِطربso rejoice عَلىat رَقصthe dancing الغُصونof the boughs فَإِنَّماfor only
فَاِطرب عَلى رَقص الغُصون فَإِنَّما
يَجلوunveils صبوحa morning draught الخندريسِof aged wine صباحُmorning
يَجلو صبوح الخندريسِ صباحُ
Rejoice at the dancing boughs, for only
So be merry at the dance of the branches, for
Morning unveils the morning draught of aged wine.
The dawn's awakening dispels the depression of the drunkard
وَعَلىand for العذارىmaidens وَالعذارand cheek-down صبابَةًlonging
وَعَلى العذارى وَالعذار صبابَةً
اِخلَعcast off عذاركyour bridle ماnot عَلَيكupon you جُناحُany blame
اِخلَع عذارك ما عَلَيك جُناحُ
And in longing for maidens and cheek-down,
And to the virgins and flirts, passionately
Cast off your bridle; no blame rests on you.
Cast off your virginity, no sin upon you
أَتُرىdo you see عُيونthe eyes الغيدof slender beauties مِنfrom أَحداقِهاtheir pupils
أَتُرى عُيون الغيد مِن أَحداقِها
دارَتcirculated عَلىamong أَهلthe people النُهىof reason أَقداحُcups
دارَت عَلى أَهل النُهى أَقداحُ
Do you see the eyes of slender beauties, from whose pupils
Do you see the eyes of the gazelles from their eyelids
Cups have circulated among the people of reason?
Circling the forbidden wine's cups?
فاِشربso drink فديتكmay I be your ransom ياO نَديمdrinking companion وَعاطنيand pass me
فاِشرب فديتك يا نَديم وَعاطني
راحاًwine لَهاfor it أَرواحناour souls تَرتاحُfind ease
راحاً لَها أَرواحنا تَرتاحُ
Drink, then—may I be your ransom, my drinking companion—and pass me
So drink, my boon companion, and give me
Wine in which our souls find ease.
A wine whose spirits relax
مِنfrom كَفّthe hand شادٍof a singer شادنٍa gazelle fawn سلبَstole النُهىreason
مِن كَفّ شادٍ شادنٍ سلبَ النُهى
بِجَمالهwith his beauty وَهَوىand love المَهاof oryxes فَضّاحُa betrayer
بِجَماله وَهَوى المَها فَضّاحُ
From the hand of a singing fawn who stole reason
From the palm of a happy, joyful one, who stole coyness
With his beauty; love of oryxes betrays its lovers.
With his beauty - and the sigh of passion exposed it
غَنّىsang فَأَغنتناso sufficed us طلُاهhis throat عَنinstead of الطلاwine
غَنّى فَأَغنتنا طلُاه عَن الطلا
وَرضابهand his sweet saliva كَأسa cup الطِلاof wine وَالراحُand wine
وَرضابه كَأس الطِلا وَالراحُ
He sang, and his throat spared us the need for wine;
He sang, so his singing made us forget wishing
And his sweet saliva is the wine-cup and the wine.
And his agreeableness is the wine cup and comfort
ياO راحةcomfort الأَرواحof souls رفقاًgently بيwith me فمنfor from
يا راحة الأَرواح رفقاً بي فمن
عُشّاقthe lovers حُسنكof your beauty راحَتِdeparted الأَرواحُsouls
عُشّاق حُسنك راحَتِ الأَرواحُ
O comfort of souls, be gentle with me, for from
Oh comfort of spirits, gently with me, for
The lovers of your beauty, souls have departed.
The lovers of your beauty, their spirits found comfort
وَلَقَدand indeed أَقولI say لشانئٍto a hater قَدalready لامَنيreproached me
وَلَقَد أَقول لشانئٍ قَد لامَني
دَعنيleave me وَشَأنيand my affairs فَالمِزاحfor jesting مُزاحُis banished
دَعني وَشَأني فَالمِزاح مُزاحُ
Indeed I say to a hater who has reproached me:
And I would say to the critic who blamed me
Leave me and my affairs alone: jesting is banished.
Leave me be, joking is joking
لاdo not يُغرينّكentice you ذاthis التَمنّعcoy refusal فيin الهَوىlove
لا يُغرينّك ذا التَمنّع في الهَوى
حُكمthe rule الغَرامof passion تَمنّعrefusal وَسماحُand consent
حُكم الغَرام تَمنّع وَسماحُ
Do not let this coy refusal entice you in love;
Let not this aloofness tempt you in love
Passion’s rule is refusal and consent.
The rule of passion is aloofness and leniency
كَيفhow الإِقالةrelease وَاللحاظwhile glances صَوارِمٌsharp swords
كَيف الإِقالة وَاللحاظ صَوارِمٌ
وَبمَand by what التَخلَّصُescape وَالقُدودwhile slender forms رِماحُspears
وَبمَ التَخلَّصُ وَالقُدود رِماحُ
How can there be release, when glances are sharp swords?
How can there be abstinence when the glances are swords
And how escape, when slender forms are spears?
And how can there be escape when the spears are straight?
ماnot ليfor me سِوىexcept حَطِّsetting down الرِحالsaddlebags بِساحةٍin a courtyard
ما لي سِوى حَطِّ الرِحال بِساحةٍ
هِيَit لِلمُريدfor the seeker سَعادةhappiness وَنَجاحُand success
هِيَ لِلمُريد سَعادة وَنَجاحُ
I have no choice but to set down my saddlebags in a court
I have nothing left but to pitch my tent in a field
That brings the seeker happiness and success.
Which is success and attainment for the disciple
فيat بابthe gate مَولىof a lord مِنfrom بَنيthe sons اليافيِّof al-Yafi مَنthose who
في باب مَولى مِن بَني اليافيِّ مَن
لُذناwe sought refuge بِساحتهمin their courtyard فَلاحَand dawned فَلاحُprosperity
لُذنا بِساحتهم فَلاحَ فَلاحُ
At the gate of a lord of Banu al-Yafi—those
At the door of a Master from the Yafi clan, those who
In whose court we sought refuge, and prosperity dawned.
Were delighted by their courtyards attained delight
مِنamong كُلِّevery غَوثٍsuccorer فيin الملمّةcalamity مَلجأa refuge
مِن كُلِّ غَوثٍ في الملمّة مَلجأ
أَوor كُلِّevery غَيثٍlife-giving rain حَيثwherever عُدّis reckoned سَماحُgenerosity
أَو كُلِّ غَيثٍ حَيث عُدّ سَماحُ
Each of them a succorer, a refuge in calamity,
A refuge for every helper in adversity
Or each a life-giving rain wherever generosity is reckoned.
Or every rain wherever deemed lenient
قَومa people بِبابat the gate الحَقّof the Truth قامstood دَليلهمtheir guide
قَوم بِباب الحَقّ قام دَليلهم
لِوُصولfor the arrival مَنof those who شَهدواwitnessed الفَسيحthe vast expanse فَساحواand roamed
لِوُصول مَن شَهدوا الفَسيح فَساحوا
A people whose guide stood at the gate of the Truth,
A people at the door of truth, their guide stood up
For the arrival of those who beheld the vast expanse and roamed.
For the arrival of those who witnessed the spacious and roamed
يسقونthey give to drink مِنfrom خَمرthe wine الشُهودof witnessing مُدامةa vintage
يسقون مِن خَمر الشُهود مُدامة
هامَتwere enraptured بِهاby it الأَرواحspirits وَالأَشباحُand bodies
هامَت بِها الأَرواح وَالأَشباحُ
They pour a vintage of the wine of witnessing,
They serve from the wine of witnessing, an eternal draft
By which spirits and bodies have been enraptured.
That intoxicates the souls and spirits
أَفلاshall we then not نبيعُsell نُفوسناour souls فيin حُبِّهمlove of them
أَفلا نبيعُ نُفوسنا في حُبِّهم
وَلَناand for us بِذاكthrough that تضاعفُmultiplication الأَرباحُof gains
وَلَنا بِذاك تضاعفُ الأَرباحُ
Shall we not sell our souls in love of them,
Shall we not sell our souls in loving them?
When thereby our gains are multiplied?
And in that for us profits are multiplied
مَولايmy lord حَسبكenough for you ياO سميّnamesake محمّدof Muhammad
مَولاي حَسبك يا سميّ محمّد
شَرفhonor بجدّكthrough your grandfather نورهhis light وَضّاحُradiant
شَرف بجدّك نوره وَضّاحُ
My lord, enough for you, O namesake of Muhammad,
My Master, suffice, oh eminent Muhammad
Is honor through your grandfather, whose light shines bright.
Whose light and splendor of ancestry elucidated
قُلsay لِلأُلىto those who جَحدواdenied علاهhis eminence وَفَضلهand his merit
قُل لِلأُلى جَحدوا علاه وَفَضله
وَلَهُand against him المَكايدplots أضمرواthey concealed وَأَباحواand disclosed
وَلَهُ المَكايد أضمروا وَأَباحوا
Tell those who denied his eminence and merit,
Tell the most high who rejected his eminence and grace
And concealed and disclosed plots against him:
And for him the schemes they plotted and sanctioned
أَفلاthen will he not ينالattain النَصرvictory وَهوَwhile he is لَهُto it أَبٌa father
أَفلا ينال النَصر وَهوَ لَهُ أَبٌ
وَبِهِand through him لِأَحوالfor the affairs الأَنامof humankind صَلاحُrectification
وَبِهِ لِأَحوال الأَنام صَلاحُ
Will he not attain victory, when he is its father,
Will he not attain victory when he has a father
And through him the affairs of humankind are set right?
Through whom is the salvation of all people?
ماnot ضَرّharmed أسدthe lion الغابof the forest فيin آجامِهاits thickets
ما ضَرّ أسد الغاب في آجامِها
أَنthat يستَطالgrow insolent مِنfrom الكلابdogs نباحُbarking
أَن يستَطال مِن الكلاب نباحُ
It harms no lion of the forest, in its thickets,
The roaring of the lion in its lairs is not harmed
That barking from dogs should grow insolent.
By the prolonged barking of dogs
إِنّindeed الزَمانtime وَإِنand even if أَنالَهُمgranted them منىًwishes
إِنّ الزَمان وَإِن أَنالَهُم منىً
فَلسوفthen surely will تَنسِفscatter ماwhat بَنوهthey built رِياحُwinds
فَلسوف تَنسِف ما بَنوه رِياحُ
Though time has indeed granted them their wishes,
Verily time, even if it grants them wishes
Winds will surely scatter what they have built.
Its winds will demolish what they built
ياO صاحfriend إِنif دَهمتكoverwhelm you دُهمdark خُطوبهمtheir calamities
يا صاح إِن دَهمتك دُهم خُطوبهم
وَلَهاand their تَمادىhas persisted فيamong الأَنامhumankind جماحُunruliness
وَلَها تَمادى في الأَنام جماحُ
O friend, if their dark calamities overwhelm you,
Oh companion, if the calamities of their aggression befall you
And their unruliness persists among humankind,
And it exceeded limits among the people
فَاِدخُلso enter حِماهhis sanctuary مُعَطّراًperfuming بِثنائِهِwith his praise
فَاِدخُل حِماه مُعَطّراً بِثنائِهِ
أَرواحناour souls إِذas تَعبقexhale fragrance الأَرواحُthe spirits
أَرواحنا إِذ تَعبق الأَرواحُ
Enter his sanctuary, perfuming with his praise
Then enter its sanctuary, fragrant with his praise
Our souls, as spirits give off fragrance.
While our souls are fragrant with soul
فَطنٌdiscerning إِذاwhen فَسدتfell into disorder شؤونthe affairs ذَويof those possessing النُهىreason
فَطنٌ إِذا فَسدت شؤون ذَوي النُهى
فَلَهاthen for them بِثاقبby the penetrating رَأيِهِhis judgment إِصلاحُrectification
فَلَها بِثاقب رَأيِهِ إِصلاحُ
He is discerning: when the affairs of the wise fall into disorder,
Sharp-minded, when the affairs of the forbidden went corrupt
They are set right by his penetrating judgment.
His penetrating insight repairs them
تَعلوrise ذُرىthe heights المَجدof glory الرَفيعthe lofty بِهِthrough him كَماjust as
تَعلو ذُرى المَجد الرَفيع بِهِ كَما
يَعلوrises بِعزِّwith the dignity مَقامِهِof his station التِمداحُpraise
يَعلو بِعزِّ مَقامِهِ التِمداحُ
Through him the heights of lofty glory rise, just as
The lineage of lofty glory rises through him, just as
Praise rises with the dignity of his station.
Praise of his position rises with eulogies
ياO مَنyou who إِذاwhen فُرَجُthe openings المَسَرّةof happiness أُرتجتwere bolted shut
يا مَن إِذا فُرَجُ المَسَرّة أُرتجت
بِيديكin your hands كانَwas لِقفلِهاto their lock مِفتاحُa key
بِيديك كانَ لِقفلِها مِفتاحُ
O you, whenever the openings of joy are bolted shut,
Oh you who when relief from distress was hoped
In your hands lies a key to their lock:
With your hands you unlocked its padlock
داوِheal القُلوبhearts وقيتmay you be protected مِنfrom عِللthe maladies الرَدىof death
داوِ القُلوب وقيت مِن عِلل الرَدى
فَلرُبَّماfor perhaps اِندَمَلَتhave healed لَهُنَّfor them جِراحُwounds
فَلرُبَّما اِندَمَلَت لَهُنَّ جِراحُ
Heal hearts—may you be protected from mortal maladies—
Healer of hearts, protect them from the illnesses of depravity
For their wounds may well heal.
For sometimes their wounds are mended
وَدَعِand leave الهُمومworries فَكُلّfor all ماthat سَبَقforeordained القَضاfate
وَدَعِ الهُموم فَكُلّ ما سَبَق القَضا
بِقَضائِهِby its decree لاno رَيبdoubt فَهوَthen it is مُتاحُdestined
بِقَضائِهِ لا رَيب فَهوَ مُتاحُ
Leave worries aside: whatever fate has already ordained
And leave worries, for all that destiny preordained
By its decree is, without doubt, destined.
Is inevitably accessible through its decree
وَاِغنَمand enjoy سُروركyour gladness وَاِغتَنَمand seize فرصthe opportunities الهَناof happiness
وَاِغنَم سُرورك وَاِغتَنَم فرص الهَنا
إِنّindeed اِغتِنامseizing صَفاthe purity السُرورof joy مُباحُpermitted
إِنّ اِغتِنام صَفا السُرور مُباحُ
Enjoy your gladness and seize the chances for happiness;
And enjoy your happiness and seize the opportunities for bliss
To seize the purity of joy is permitted.
For seizing the purity of joy is permissible
وافتكhas come to you شمسُthe sun الخدرof the secluded chamber ياO بَدرfull moon العُلىof eminence
وافتك شمسُ الخدر يا بَدر العُلى
وَأَنارand lit مشكاةَthe niche الهَناof happiness مِصباحُa lamp
وَأَنار مشكاةَ الهَنا مِصباحُ
The sun of the bridal chamber has come to you, O full moon of eminence,
The morning star beamed, oh full moon
And a lamp has lit the niche of happiness.
And lit the lamp of bliss
اِنعمbe happy صَباحاًin the morning صبّحتكgreeted you at dawn صبوحهits morning draught
اِنعم صَباحاً صبّحتك صبوحه
تجلىwas unveiled فَهبَّthen arose نَسيمُهُits breeze الفَوّاحُthe fragrant
تجلى فَهبَّ نَسيمُهُ الفَوّاحُ
Enjoy a blissful morning; its morning draught has greeted you,
It wished you good morning, its dawn shone
It was unveiled, and its fragrant breeze arose.
The fragrant morning breeze blew
فَلأَنشرنَّso I shall surely spread التَهنئاتcongratulations بِبابِكُمat your gate
فَلأَنشرنَّ التَهنئات بِبابِكُم
وَأَروحand I go forth أَرفلI stride luxuriantly بِالهَناin happiness فَأُراحُso I am refreshed
وَأَروح أَرفل بِالهَنا فَأُراحُ
I shall surely spread congratulations at your gate,
So I will spread the congratulations at your door
And go forth robed in happiness, and so find ease.
And comfort, stroll in bliss, so I relax
وَأَقولand I say ياO نسماتbreezes أنسيUnsi (my delight) أَرّخيrecord the date
وَأَقول يا نسمات أنسي أَرّخي
زُفَّتwere ushered in عَلىto بَدرthe full moon العُلىof eminence الأَفراحُjoys
زُفَّت عَلى بَدر العُلى الأَفراحُ
And I say: O breezes of Unsi, record the date:
And I say, oh breezes, make comfortable, relax
Joys were ushered in bridal procession to the full moon of eminence.
Joy was brought to the full moon at dawn
Sol 6.1