أياO قمراa moon سماsoared بعلاin eminence وفخرand glory
أيا قمرا سما بعلا وفخر
وحازand gained مهابةreverence وعلوand loftiness قدرof rank
وحاز مهابة وعلو قدر
O moon that has soared in eminence and glory,
And gained reverence and exalted rank;
وياand O برّاbenevolent بناto us أضحىhas become وبحراand an ocean
ويا برّا بنا أضحى وبحرا
فدتكmay it ransom you النفسthe soul منfrom برland وبحرand sea
فدتك النفس من بر وبحر
And O you who have become our benefactor and an ocean,
May every soul from land and sea be your ransom.
تهنrejoice بغصنin a bough بانof a bān tree قدhas تثنىswayed gracefully
تهن بغصن بان قد تثنى
وشمسand a sun ضحىof the morning قدhas اقترنتjoined ببدرwith a full moon
وشمس ضحى قد اقترنت ببدر
Rejoice in a bān-tree bough that sways gracefully,
And a morning sun that has joined a full moon.
فبيتfor the house علاكof your eminence دلpointed علىto اجتماعa union
فبيت علاك دل على اجتماع
وشكلكand your figure فيهin it قدhas وافىappeared ببشرwith glad tidings
وشكلك فيه قد وافى ببشر
For the house of your eminence has indicated a union,
And your figure within it has appeared with glad tidings.
وسعدكand your good fortune هلhas dawned عاشرهits tenth (house) وهذاand this
وسعدك هل عاشره وهذا
لعمريby my life بيتa house افراحof joys ونصرand victory
لعمري بيت افراح ونصر
And your fortune's tenth house has dawned—and this,
By my life, is a house of joys and victory.
ولاand do not تجنحincline إلىtoward قولspeech الاعاديthe enemies
ولا تجنح إلى قول الاعادي
ودعand leave زيداZayd ولاand do not تعنيconcern yourself بعمروwith Amr
ودع زيدا ولا تعني بعمرو
And do not incline toward the speech of enemies,
And leave Zayd alone, and do not concern yourself with Amr.
فدمso endure واسلمand stay safe وعشand live عمراa lifetime طويلاًlong
فدم واسلم وعش عمرا طويلاً
بدىthroughout (unclear reading) الايامthe days فيin نهىforbidding وامرand commanding
بدى الايام في نهى وامر
So endure, stay safe, and live a long life,
[Throughout] the days, forbidding and commanding,
قريرcontented العينof eye ماas long as مالتbent غصونbranches
قرير العين ما مالت غصون
وحرّكand stirred عودهاtheir wood الحانmelodies قمريof a turtledove
وحرّك عودها الحان قمري
With eyes at peace, as long as branches bend,
And a turtledove's melodies set their wood astir.