لِسانُtongue الحالِof circumstance نادىcalled out بِالتَهانيwith congratulations
لِسانُ الحالِ نادى بِالتَهاني
وَقَلبُand the heart الوَقتِof time مَملوءٌfilled غَراماpassion
وَقَلبُ الوَقتِ مَملوءٌ غَراما
The tongue of circumstance called out congratulations,
And the heart of time is filled with passion.
وَلَيلُand the night الأُنسِof companionship أَزهَرُradiant بِالأَمانيwith hopes
وَلَيلُ الأُنسِ أَزهَرُ بِالأَماني
بِهِin it بَدرُfull moon الهُدىof guidance نَسَخَdispelled الظَلاماthe darkness
بِهِ بَدرُ الهُدى نَسَخَ الظَلاما
And the night of companionship is radiant with hopes;
In it, the full moon of guidance has dispelled the darkness.
وَأَنوارِand the lights السُعودِof good fortune عَلىupon البَراياall creatures
وَأَنوارِ السُعودِ عَلى البَرايا
وَحَيُّand the quarter العِزِّof glory قَدindeed حَيّاgreeted الأَناماhumankind
وَحَيُّ العِزِّ قَد حَيّا الأَناما
And the lights of good fortune shine upon all creation,
And glory's quarter has greeted humankind.
فَماso not زالَceased الهَناjoy حَقّاًindeed حَلالاًlawful
فَما زالَ الهَنا حَقّاً حَلالاً
وَماand not زالَceased العَناhardship حَقّاًindeed حَراماforbidden
وَما زالَ العَنا حَقّاً حَراما
So joy has indeed remained lawful,
And hardship has indeed remained forbidden.
شُموعٌcandles كَالشُموسِlike suns لَهاthey have شُعاعٌradiance
شُموعٌ كَالشُموسِ لَها شُعاعٌ
كَبَدرٍlike a full moon وَجهُهُits face هَجَرَforsook الجَهاماthe rainless clouds
كَبَدرٍ وَجهُهُ هَجَرَ الجَهاما
Candles like suns have a radiance,
Like a full moon whose face has forsaken the rainless clouds.
رَياحينٌfragrant flowers تَلوحُgleam بِهاamong them نُجومٌstars
رَياحينٌ تَلوحُ بِها نُجومٌ
دَراريهاtheir brilliant stars هَوَتfell مِنهاfrom them الخُزامىlavender
دَراريها هَوَت مِنها الخُزامى
Fragrant flowers in which stars gleam—
Lavender has fallen from their brilliant stars.
طُيورٌbirds رَفرَفَتfluttered فيin رَوضِa garden صَفوٍof serenity
طُيورٌ رَفرَفَت في رَوضِ صَفوٍ
سَقَتgave to drink مِنfrom شَدوِهاtheir song الدُنياthe world مُداماwine
سَقَت مِن شَدوِها الدُنيا مُداما
Birds fluttered in a garden of serenity,
Giving the world wine to drink from their song.
أَجَنّاتٌare they gardens? زَهَتbloomed تِلكَthose المَغانيabodes
أَجَنّاتٌ زَهَت تِلكَ المَغاني
أَمِor المَولىthe master بِهاin them ضَرَبَpitched الخِياماthe tents
أَمِ المَولى بِها ضَرَبَ الخِياما
Are those abodes gardens in bloom,
Or has the master pitched the tents there?
كَأَنَّas though المِهرجانَthe festival بِماwith what حَواهُcontained it
كَأَنَّ المِهرجانَ بِما حَواهُ
نَعيمُbliss جِنانِof gardens قَدindeed حَوَتِembraced العِظاماthe great ones
نَعيمُ جِنانِ قَد حَوَتِ العِظاما
As though the festival, with all it holds,
Were the bliss of gardens that have embraced the great.
وَأَنتَand you ياO عَروسُbridegroom الآنَnow بَدرٌa full moon
وَأَنتَ يا عَروسُ الآنَ بَدرٌ
فَفُزso win بِالشَمسِwith the sun وَاِغتَنِمِand seize the opportunity اِغتِناماseizing (emphatic)
فَفُز بِالشَمسِ وَاِغتَنِمِ اِغتِناما
And you, O bridegroom, are now a full moon,
So win the sun, and seize the opportunity fully.