صفَتwere pure and sincere بزفافat the wedding of إِلياسَElias التَهانيthe congratulations
صفَت بزفاف إِلياسَ التَهاني
بيومٍon a day فيهِin it قدindeed راقgrew fair الزَمانُtime
بيومٍ فيهِ قد راق الزَمانُ
The congratulations were sincere at Elias's wedding,
The felicitations poured in
On a day when time had indeed grown fair.
On Elias’s wedding day
وَحينand when بداappeared بِهِin it القَمَرانِthe two moons أَرّخrecord the date
وَحين بدا بِهِ القَمَرانِ أَرّخ
لَهِجناwe kept saying حبَّذاhow lovely هَذاthis القِرانُthe union
لَهِجنا حبَّذا هَذا القِرانُ
And when the two moons appeared there, record the date:
When the two moons appeared with him
We kept saying, 'How lovely is this union!'
We articulated, may this marriage be blessed