هنيئاcongratulations بالرفاءwith marital harmony وبالبنيناand with sons
هنيئا بالرفاء وبالبنينا
نكاحmarriage البكرthe maiden ياO عمرUmar والأميناand al-Amin
نكاح البكر يا عمر والأمينا
Congratulations, with harmony and sons,
Congratulations on prosperity and children,
On marrying a maiden, O Umar and al-Amin.
Omar, marry the virgin and the trusted one,
نكحناwe married نحنwe لكنbut ثيباتpreviously married women
نكحنا نحن لكن ثيبات
يمثلنthey resemble الجدودthe forefathers الغابريناof bygone days
يمثلن الجدود الغابرينا
We too married, but women previously married,
We married previously married women,
Who resemble the forefathers of old.
They represent past ancestors,
طربناwe rejoiced إذwhen رميتyou shot فنلتso you attained قصداًa goal
طربنا إذ رميت فنلت قصداً
بهthrough it أنسيتyou made us forget صنعthe deeds الأوليناthose who came before
به أنسيت صنع الأولينا
We rejoiced when you shot and reached your goal,
We rejoiced when you threw and hit the target,
Thereby making us forget the deeds of those before.
With it you made me forget the work of the predecessors,
كذاthus فلتفعلso let them act الأبطالthe heroes فابشرso rejoice
كذا فلتفعل الأبطال فابشر
ببدرin a full moon نيرradiant فيamong العالميناall peoples
ببدر نير في العالمينا
Thus let heroes act; rejoice
Thus the heroes should act, rejoice
In a radiant full moon among all peoples.
With the full moon in the two worlds,
سليماناSulayman أسميهI name him ليبقىso he may remain
سليمانا أسميه ليبقى
سليمsound الدينfaith والدنياand worldly life سنيناfor years
سليم الدين والدنيا سنينا
I name him Sulayman, so that he may remain
Name him Suleiman so he remains
Sound in faith and worldly life for years.
Safe in religion and life for years,
وخذهاand take it منfrom صديقa friend بارتجالby improvisation
وخذها من صديق بارتجال
وغضand lower الطرفthe gaze عنfrom عيبa flaw كميناhidden
وغض الطرف عن عيب كمينا
And accept it from a friend, composed on the spot,
And take her from a close friend spontaneously
And turn a blind eye to any hidden flaw.
And overlook the hidden shortcoming,
أسرI rejoice إذاwhen تبشرنيyou bring me glad news بحملof a pregnancy
أسر إذا تبشرني بحمل
فسلso ask مولاكyour Lord والتزمand keep to العريناthe lion's den
فسل مولاك والتزم العرينا
I shall rejoice when you bring me glad news of a pregnancy;
Rejoice if you give me news of pregnancy
So ask your Lord, and keep to the lion's den.
Ask your Lord and head to the lair.
Sol 6.1