1. لِسانُ الحالِ نادى بِالتَهاني

    وَقَلبُ الوَقتِ مَملوءٌ غَراما

    The tongue of circumstance called out congratulations,

    And the heart of time is filled with passion.

  2. وَلَيلُ الأُنسِ أَزهَرُ بِالأَماني

    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.

  3. وَأَنوارِ السُعودِ عَلى البَرايا

    وَحَيُّ العِزِّ قَد حَيّا الأَناما

    And the lights of good fortune shine upon all creation,

    And glory's quarter has greeted humankind.

  4. فَما زالَ الهَنا حَقّاً حَلالاً

    وَما زالَ العَنا حَقّاً حَراما

    So joy has indeed remained lawful,

    And hardship has indeed remained forbidden.

  5. شُموعٌ كَالشُموسِ لَها شُعاعٌ

    كَبَدرٍ وَجهُهُ هَجَرَ الجَهاما

    Candles like suns have a radiance,

    Like a full moon whose face has forsaken the rainless clouds.

  6. رَياحينٌ تَلوحُ بِها نُجومٌ

    دَراريها هَوَت مِنها الخُزامى

    Fragrant flowers in which stars gleam—

    Lavender has fallen from their brilliant stars.

  7. طُيورٌ رَفرَفَت في رَوضِ صَفوٍ

    سَقَت مِن شَدوِها الدُنيا مُداما

    Birds fluttered in a garden of serenity,

    Giving the world wine to drink from their song.

  8. أَجَنّاتٌ زَهَت تِلكَ المَغاني

    أَمِ المَولى بِها ضَرَبَ الخِياما

    Are those abodes gardens in bloom,

    Or has the master pitched the tents there?

  9. كَأَنَّ المِهرجانَ بِما حَواهُ

    نَعيمُ جِنانِ قَد حَوَتِ العِظاما

    As though the festival, with all it holds,

    Were the bliss of gardens that have embraced the great.

  10. وَأَنتَ يا عَروسُ الآنَ بَدرٌ

    فَفُز بِالشَمسِ وَاِغتَنِمِ اِغتِناما

    And you, O bridegroom, are now a full moon,

    So win the sun, and seize the opportunity fully.