أياO قمراmoon سماrose high بعلاin eminence وفخرand glory
أيا قمرا سما بعلا وفخر
وحازand gained مهابةmajesty وعلوand loftiness قدرrank
وحاز مهابة وعلو قدر
O moon who rose high in eminence and glory,
And gained majesty and exalted rank,
وياand O برّاa benefactor بناto us أضحىhas become وبحراand an ocean
ويا برّا بنا أضحى وبحرا
فدتكmay it ransom you النفسthe soul منas برa benefactor وبحرand an ocean
فدتك النفس من بر وبحر
O you who have become our benefactor and an ocean,
May my soul be your ransom, benefactor and ocean!
تهنrejoice بغصنin a branch بانof the bān tree قدindeed تثنىhas swayed
تهن بغصن بان قد تثنى
وشمسand a sun ضحىof forenoon قدindeed اقترنتhas joined ببدرwith a full moon
وشمس ضحى قد اقترنت ببدر
Rejoice in a swaying branch of the bān tree,
And a morning sun now joined to a full moon.
فبيتso the house علاكof your eminence دلhas pointed علىto اجتماعunion
فبيت علاك دل على اجتماع
وشكلكand your figure فيهin it قدindeed وافىhas come ببشرwith good cheer
وشكلك فيه قد وافى ببشر
So the house of your eminence points to union,
And your figure within it has brought good cheer.
وسعدكand your good fortune هلhas dawned عاشرهits tenth (house) وهذاand this
وسعدك هل عاشره وهذا
لعمريby my life بيتa house افراحrejoicings ونصرand victory
لعمري بيت افراح ونصر
And your fortune’s tenth house has dawned—and this,
By my life, is a house of rejoicing and victory.
ولاand do not تجنحincline إلىtoward قولthe words of الاعاديthe enemies
ولا تجنح إلى قول الاعادي
ودعand leave alone زيداZayd ولاand do not تعنيconcern yourself بعمروwith ʿAmr
ودع زيدا ولا تعني بعمرو
And do not incline toward the words of foes;
Leave Zayd alone, and do not concern yourself with ʿAmr.
فدمso endure واسلمand stay safe وعشand live عمراa lifetime طويلاًlong
فدم واسلم وعش عمرا طويلاً
بدىthroughout (probable reading) الايامthe days فيin نهىprohibition وامرand command
بدى الايام في نهى وامر
So endure, stay safe, and live a long life,
Throughout the days, with power to forbid and command,
قريرcontented العينthe eye ماas long as مالتswayed غصونbranches
قرير العين ما مالت غصون
وحرّكand stirred عودهاtheir bough الحانmelodies of قمريa turtledove
وحرّك عودها الحان قمري
With eyes at peace, as long as branches sway,
And a turtledove’s melodies stir their boughs.