ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الملكthe king السعيدthe happy المُعرِسُthe newlywed
يا أيها الملك السعيد المُعرِسُ
لاmay you never زِلْتَcease تُخلِقwear out ماwhat كساكhas clothed you in المُلبِسُthe one who clothes
لا زِلْتَ تُخلِق ما كساك المُلبِسُ
O happy king, newly wed,
May you ever wear out what your clothier has clothed you in.
إنif يُهدِpresents as a gift مُنفِسةa precious woman إليكto you وليُّهاher guardian
إن يُهدِ مُنفِسة إليك وليُّها
فلقدthen indeed أتيحhas been granted لهاto her الكفِيّthe capable man المنْفِسُthe much-prized one
فلقد أتيح لها الكفِيّ المنْفِسُ
If her guardian presents you with a precious bride,
Then she has indeed been granted a worthy, much-prized husband.
وبحقكمْand by your due وبحقهاand by her due قدِرتْshe was destined لكمfor you
وبحقكمْ وبحقها قدِرتْ لكم
ومنand among الحقوقthe rights مُبَيَّنٌplain وملبَّسand obscured
ومن الحقوق مُبَيَّنٌ وملبَّس
As was your due and hers, she was destined for you;
And some rights are plain, while others are obscured.
منfrom غرسthe planting أيديكمyour hands جنتreaped أيديكُمُyour hands
من غرس أيديكم جنت أيديكُمُ
كَرُمتْwere noble مَجانيكمْyour gathered fruits وطابand was good المغرِسthe planting-ground
كَرُمتْ مَجانيكمْ وطاب المغرِس
From what your hands planted, your hands have reaped;
Noble are your harvests, and good the planting-ground.