صَفَاءً يَا كرِيمَةَ آلِ خُوري
وَسَعْداً فِي العَشِيَّة وَالبُكُورِ
Serenity, O noble daughter of the Khouri family,
And happiness in the evenings and mornings.
كَأَنَّك يا عَرُوسَ الشعْرِ خلْقاً
وَخُلْقاً مِنْ مِزْاجِ نِدى ونُورِ
You are, O bride of poetry, created
With the temperament of dew and light.
أَبَى لَكِ كُلُّ حُسْنٍ أَنْ تُقَاسِي
مُشَابَهَةً إِلى عِينٍ وَحُور
Every beauty refused except to be compared
To your eyes and maidens.
وَلا أَبِيكِ ما عَدَلَتْكِ بِكْرٌ
بِعدْلِ الرَّأْيِ وَالْقَلْبِ الطَّهُورِ
Nor did the virgins match you with justice
Of mind and pure heart.
مُحَيّا كَالصَّباحِ لَهُ نَقَاءٌ
يُكَادُ يَشِفُّ عَنْ أَقْصَى الضَّمِيرِ
Greeted like the morning, you have purity
That could almost heal the innermost soul,
وأَلْفاظٌ تَنُمُّ عنِ السَّجايَا
كَما نَمَّ النَّسيمُ عَنِ العبِيرِ
And words that hint of amiability
As the breeze hints of perfume.
وَقَدٌّ يُخْجِلُ الْغُصْنَ اعَتِدَالاً
وأزهَاراً وَلُطْفاً فِي الخُطُورِ
A composure that shames the delicate branch,
With flowers and gentleness in gait.
إِخَالُكِ قَدْ خُلِقْتِ بِغَيْرِ عَيْبٍ
لأَنَّك قَدْ حَيِيتِ بِلا نَكِيرِ
Your manners are created without fault
For you have lived without criticism.
أُحَاوِلُ فِي يَسِيرِ الْقَوْلِ وَصْفاً
لمَا أُوِتيتِ مِنْ فَضْلٍ كِثيرِ
I attempt, in brief words, to describe
What you have been given of abundant virtue.
وفِي إِملِي حُلى مَلَكٍ كَرِيمٍ
فَما وُسْع النظِيمِ أَوِ النَّثِيرِ
In my hope is the adornment of a generous angel,
Beyond what verse or prose can contain.
لأَنْتِ جَديرَةٌ بِأَحَبِّ رُوحٍ
كَرِيمٍ طَبْعُهُ سَامِي الشُّعورِ
For you deserve the love of a noble soul,
Lofty in sentiment and feeling.
بِيُوحَنَّا وَإِنْ هُوَ غَيْرُ شَهْمٍ
بِأَفْضَلِ كلِّ آنِسَةٍ جَديرِ
John, though not audacious,
Is worthy of the best of any sweet companion.
فَتىً بِالنَّبعَتَيْنِ عَرِيقُ فَخْرٍ
وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ بِالصَّلفِ الفَخُورِ
A young man of two noble lineages,
Yet not arrogant or conceited.
بَعِيدُ الشَّأوِ فِيمَا يَبْتَغِيهِ
لِرِفْعَتِهِ مُجِدٌّ فِي المَسِيرِ
Lofty in what he seeks for his dignity,
Glorious in his journey.
وما تَرْضَى عَزَائِمُهُ المَوَاضِي
لَهُ شأْناً سِوَى الشَّأْنِ الخَطِيرِ
And his resolute soul is not content
With anything less than the most serious cause.
رَقِيقُ الطَّبعِ مُقْتَبَلٌ صِبَاهُ
وَفِيهِ شَمَائِلُ الرَّجُلِ الْكبِيرِ
Gentle in nature, his youth still ahead,
In him are the traits of a great man.
فَحَيَّا اللّهُ فِي الأَعْرَاسِ عُرْساً
جَلا شَمْساً إِلى بدْرٍ مُنِيرِ
So God has blessed a wedding in weddings,
A glorious sun to a shining full moon!
وَيَا قَمَرَيْ مَرَابِعنَا هَنِيئاً
قِرَانُكُمَا فَدُومَا فِي سُرُورِ
And O twin moons of our dwellings, congratulations!
May your marriage last, ever joyful,
وَطِيبا وَارْفُلا أَمْناً ويُمْناً
مَدَى الأَيَّامِ فِي حِبَرِ الحُبُورِ
With goodness, and flourish in safety and prosperity
The length of days in the ink of destiny.
يَزِيدُ جمالُ سَعْدُكُمَا جلالا
بِنَسْلٍ صَالِحٍ بَرٍّ كَثِيرِ
May the beauty of your happiness add majesty
With righteous, pious offspring abundant!
