الكسوسAlexos البدرthe full moon قدindeed زفتwas led as a bride لمنزلهto his home
الكسوس البدر قد زفت لمنزله
مرMar- (name fragment) كيزة-kiza (name fragment) الشمسthe sun ذاتpossessing المبسمthe smiling mouth العطرِfragrant
مر كيزة الشمس ذات المبسم العطرِ
To the home of Alexos, the full moon, has been led as a bride
The full moon has risen to its abode
Markiza, the sun, with her fragrant smile.
The sun, with its fragrant smile, has passed
تضيءُshines بالسعدwith happiness والإقبالand good fortune غرتهاher brow
تضيءُ بالسعد والإقبال غرتها
كماjust as تبسمsmiled منهاof hers الثغرthe mouth عنto reveal دررpearls
كما تبسم منها الثغر عن درر
Her brow shines with happiness and good fortune,
It lights up its chamber with bliss and favor
Just as her mouth smiles, revealing pearls.
As its lips smile, scattering pearls
كأنماas though دررpearls الأكليلthe crown مشرقةًshining brightly
كأنما درر الأكليل مشرقةً
جمعthe sum of المسراتjoys عندfor السمعhearing والبصرِand sight
جمع المسرات عند السمع والبصرِ
It is as though the crown's pearls, shining brightly,
As if the pearls of the crown are shining
Were the sum of joys for the ear and eye.
Bringing joy to hearing and sight
هناكماmay He gladden you both اللَهGod تبريكاًblessings ومدّكماand may He provide you both
هناكما اللَه تبريكاً ومدّكما
بكلwith every نجلٍson يحاكيresembles كوكبstar السحرِthe predawn hour
بكل نجلٍ يحاكي كوكب السحرِ
May God bring you both joy and blessings, and provide you both
May God bless you both there
With every son resembling the star before dawn.
With every brilliant son like a magic star
نعمhow excellent الزواجthe marriage وقدand indeed أهدىoffered مؤرخهits chronicler
نعم الزواج وقد أهدى مؤرخه
ساميlofty التهانيcongratulations اقترانthe union of الشمسthe sun بالقمرِwith the moon
سامي التهاني اقتران الشمس بالقمرِ
How fine this marriage—and its chronicler has offered
What a fine wedding whose date
Lofty congratulations: the sun's union with the moon.
Marks the sun's union with the moon