وبأيمنِand beneath the most auspicious طالعٍrising star عقدُmarriage bond سنيّsplendid
وبأيمنِ طالعٍ عقدُ سنيّ
جليّmanifest اليمنِblessing متصلُunbroken النجاحsuccess
جليّ اليمنِ متصلُ النجاح
And beneath the most auspicious rising star, a splendid marriage bond,
With auspicious stars my years are strung
Manifest in its blessing, unbroken in its success.
Continuous fortune and success I've won
ظفرتyou won علىunder قرانconjunction السعدgood fortune فيهin it
ظفرت على قران السعد فيه
بشمسِwith a sun of الحسنِbeauty منfrom شمسِa sun of السماحgenerosity
بشمسِ الحسنِ من شمسِ السماح
In it, under an auspicious conjunction, you won
The sun of beauty and benevolence
A sun of beauty from a sun of generosity.
Has brought me joy and prosperity since
فنعمَso excellent is الأهلُthe wife قدindeed أضحتْshe has become وماذاand what
فنعمَ الأهلُ قد أضحتْ وماذا
يقولُsays المدْحُpraise فيof أهلِthe people of الصلاحrighteousness
يقولُ المدْحُ في أهلِ الصلاح
What an excellent wife she has become! And what
With such a blessed family I'm graced
Can praise say of the people of righteousness?
What praise for such fine people can be placed