هِيَ لَيْلَى عَبْدُ المَسِيحِ فَحَدِّثْ

عَنْ كَمَالٍ وَعِفَّةٍ وَمَبرَّهْ

She is Layla, servant of the Messiah, so speak

Of perfection, chastity, and her gentleness.

ذّاتُ جِيدٍ عَلَيْهِ يَطْلَعُ الصًّبْحُ

وَلُطْفٍ تَشِفُّ عَنْهُ الأَسِرَّهْ

With a beautiful cheek upon which the morning arises

And gentleness that heals worries.

خَيْرُ مَا تُثْمِرُ المَحَاسِنُ فِي رَوْضِ

أَبٍ فَاضِلٍ وَأُم حُرَّهْ

The best that goodness bears in the garden

Of a virtuous father and a free mother.

حَبَّذَا يَوْمُنَا الَّذِي وَصَلَ المَجْدُ

بِهِ أُسْرَةً كِرَاماً بِأُسْرَهْ

Our day was blessed when glory

Reached a family of generous people.

يَوْمَ زُفَّتْ لَيْلى إِلي ذَارِ يُوحَنَّا

وَبَيْتُ الحَبِيبِ بَيتُ المسَرَّهْ

The day Layla was wed to the house of John

And the home of the beloved became a home of joy.

فَلْيَقُرَّا عَيْناً بِعَيْشٍ مَدِيدٍ

وَليَكُونَا لِكُلِّ عَينٍ قرَّهْ

May they delight their eyes with a long life

And be a delight to all eyes.

وَلْيَدُمْ يُوسُفُ النَّدَى يَنْظُمُ الأَفْ

رَاحَ كَالعِقْدِ دُرَّة إِثْرَ دُرَّهْ

And may Joseph continue to compose poems

Like a string of pearls, pearl after pearl.