أَبَديعَO marvel الحُسنِbeauty وَالحَسَنِand the beautiful
أَبَديعَ الحُسنِ وَالحَسَنِ
لِمَwhy حَنَّyearned الجَفنُthe eyelid لِلوَسَنِfor drowsiness
لِمَ حَنَّ الجَفنُ لِلوَسَنِ
O marvel of beauty and the beautiful,
Why has the eyelid yearned for slumber?
أَجَمالاًO beauty تاهَstrutted مُفتَتَناًspellbound
أَجَمالاً تاهَ مُفتَتَناً
وَسَبىand captivated فيin دَلِّcoy charm مُفتَتَنِone entranced
وَسَبى في دَلِّ مُفتَتَنِ
O beauty, who strutted, spellbound,
And captivated with an entranced one's coy charm,
أَكَمالاًO perfection كَيفَhow لِنتَyou yielded لَناto us
أَكَمالاً كَيفَ لِنتَ لَنا
لِسِواناto others besides us كَيفَhow لَمdid not تَلِنِyou yield
لِسِوانا كَيفَ لَم تَلِنِ
O perfection, how did you yield to us?
To others, how did you not yield?
عَظُمَتbecame momentous فيin الدَهرِtime لَيلَتُناour night
عَظُمَت في الدَهرِ لَيلَتُنا
فَبَخٍso bravo! ياO صُدفَةَchance occurrence الزَمَنِof time
فَبَخٍ يا صُدفَةَ الزَمَنِ
Our night has become momentous in time;
So bravo, O chance of time!
وَبِعُرسِand at the wedding of نِعمَNi‘m فيin جَذَلٍjoy
وَبِعُرسِ نِعمَ في جَذَلٍ
أَمَلٍa hope لِلناسِfor the people وَالوَطَنِand the homeland
أَمَلٍ لِلناسِ وَالوَطَنِ
And at Ni‘m's wedding, amid rejoicing,
A hope for the people and the homeland,
بِلَيالٍwith nights زُهرِbright زاهِرَةٍradiant
بِلَيالٍ زُهرِ زاهِرَةٍ
فَزَهٍso bravo! مِنfrom قَبلُbefore لَمdid not تَكُنexist
فَزَهٍ مِن قَبلُ لَم تَكُن
With bright, radiant nights—
So bravo! Such nights had never been before.
أَعروساًO bridegroom فيin مَحاسِنِهِhis charms
أَعروساً في مَحاسِنِهِ
قَمَراًa moon قَدalready طاحَdid away بِالوَهَنِwith weakness
قَمَراً قَد طاحَ بِالوَهَنِ
O bridegroom, in his charms,
A moon that has done away with weakness,
وَرَجاءًand a hope لِلغَزالَةِfor the gazelle دُمremain
وَرَجاءً لِلغَزالَةِ دُم
مَعَهاwith her بِالسِرِّin secret وَالعَلَنِand in public
مَعَها بِالسِرِّ وَالعَلَنِ
And remain a hope for the gazelle,
With her, in secret and in public.
وَثَناءٌand praise دائِماًalways أَبَداًforever
وَثَناءٌ دائِماً أَبَداً
لِمُحِبّيfor the one who loves me لاnot الحَزَنِsorrow
لِمُحِبّي لا الحَزَنِ
And praise, always and forever,
For the one who loves me, not sorrow.