زفَّled in bridal procession الجَمالُbeauty علىto انطونَAnton غانيةًa fair maiden
زفَّ الجَمالُ على انطونَ غانيةً
تُدعىis called باسمآءِby names of حسنٍbeauty باهرٍdazzling نَضرٍblooming
تُدعى باسمآءِ حسنٍ باهرٍ نَضرٍ
Beauty led a fair maiden to Anton as a bride,
Beauty marched in Antun's procession ecstatically
called by names of dazzling, blooming beauty.
Called by the names of brilliance, freshness, and charm
نعمَhow splendid القرانُthe union قرانٌa union اذwhen نؤَرخهُwe date it
نعمَ القرانُ قرانٌ اذ نؤَرخهُ
جرىtook place بعامin the year of اقترانthe conjunction of الشمسthe sun بالقمرِwith the moon
جرى بعام اقتران الشمس بالقمرِ
What a splendid union—a union that, when we date it,
What a conjunction when we date it
took place in the year of the sun’s conjunction with the moon.
It took place in the year the sun conjoined the moon