وأَقبلْتَand you arrived قَبلَbefore العِيدِEid والعيدُand Eid عَارِفٌknows
وأَقبلْتَ قَبلَ العِيدِ والعيدُ عَارِفٌ
وَمُعْترِفٌand acknowledges أَنَّthat المُهِمَّthe important one المُقَدَّمُthe one given precedence
وَمُعْترِفٌ أَنَّ المُهِمَّ المُقَدَّمُ
And you arrived before Eid, and Eid knows
And acknowledges that the important one takes precedence.
يَمينُكَyour right hand أَبهىmore radiant بَهْجَةًin splendor مِنthan هِلالهِits crescent moon
يَمينُكَ أَبهى بَهْجَةً مِن هِلالهِ
وَخُمْسُكَand your five fingers لاnot عَشْرٌten منof الشَّهْرِthe month يُلْثَمُare kissed
وَخُمْسُكَ لا عَشْرٌ من الشَّهْرِ يُلْثَمُ
Your right hand is more radiant in splendor than its crescent moon,
And your five fingers—not ten days of the month—are kissed.
وَمَاand not أَنتَyou إلاexcept رَحْمةُthe mercy اللَّهِof God سَاقَهاHe has brought it
وَمَا أَنتَ إلا رَحْمةُ اللَّهِ سَاقَها
إلىto بَلَدٍa land عَاداتُهاits customs بِكَby you تُزْحَمُare crowded out
إلى بَلَدٍ عَاداتُها بِكَ تُزْحَمُ
And you are nothing but God's mercy, which He has brought
To a land whose customs are crowded out by you.
يَمِيناًon oath لأَنتَindeed you البَدْرُthe full moon مَعْنىًin essence وَصُورَةًand in form
يَمِيناً لأَنتَ البَدْرُ مَعْنىً وَصُورَةً
وَلولاand were it not for اعتِقَاديmy belief ذاthis لمَاthen not كُنتُI would be أُقسِمُI swear
وَلولا اعتِقَادي ذا لمَا كُنتُ أُقسِمُ
I swear: you are indeed the full moon in essence and in form,
And were this not my belief, I would not swear.