أَخاO brother of العِلمِlearning وَالعِرفانِand spiritual insight مَنone who لاnot يُشاركُis rivaled
أَخا العِلمِ وَالعِرفانِ مَن لا يُشاركُ
لِمِثلكfor one like you فيin ذاthis العَصرage قَلَّis rare المُشاركُthe peer
لِمِثلك في ذا العَصر قَلَّ المُشاركُ
O brother of learning and spiritual insight, whom none can rival,
Brother of knowledge and understanding, few in this age can match you
Rare is the peer of one like you in this age.
You who are congratulated on a wedding you have decided upon
تَهَنّأrejoice بِعرسٍin a wedding قَدindeed هَمَمتَyou have resolved بِأَمرِهِconcerning its arrangements
تَهَنّأ بِعرسٍ قَد هَمَمتَ بِأَمرِهِ
وَفيهand on it يُهنّيكcongratulates you الوَرىhumankind وَالمَلائِكُand the angels
وَفيه يُهنّيك الوَرى وَالمَلائِكُ
Rejoice in the wedding you have resolved to arrange;
Wherein all creation and angels give you joy
And humankind and the angels congratulate you on it.
May it be completed in cheer, purity, and ready success
يَتِمّis completed بِخَيرٍin goodness فيin سُرورٍjoy مَعَwith الصّفاserenity
يَتِمّ بِخَيرٍ في سُرورٍ مَعَ الصّفا
وَسعدand good fortune لَهfor it التّوفيقsuccess أَضحىhas come to يداركُfollow closely
وَسعد لَه التّوفيق أَضحى يداركُ
May it be completed in goodness, joy, and serenity,
You, bride of excellence, adorned with its pearls
And good fortune, with success now following close behind.
From which necklaces are fashioned for you
وَأَنتَand you عَروسthe bridegroom of الفَضلِexcellence حَلّاكhas adorned you درُّهits pearls
وَأَنتَ عَروس الفَضلِ حَلّاك درُّه
وَمِنand from تِبرهِits raw gold صيغَتwere cast لديكَbefore you السبائِكُthe ingots
وَمِن تِبرهِ صيغَت لديكَ السبائِكُ
And you are excellence's bridegroom; its pearls have adorned you,
Full moon of guidance and righteousness in every path
And from its raw gold, ingots were cast before you.
With its light the roads are illuminated
وَبَدرُand the full moon of الهُدىguidance وَالرّشدand sound judgment فيin كلِّevery مَسلَكٍpath
وَبَدرُ الهُدى وَالرّشد في كلِّ مَسلَكٍ
بِأَنوارِهِby its lights ظَلَّتcontinued to تُضيءshine المَسالكُthe paths
بِأَنوارِهِ ظَلَّت تُضيء المَسالكُ
And the full moon of guidance and sound judgment on every path,
Sun of the enlightened in every gathering
By its lights, the paths keep shining.
By it the follower and wayfarer are rightly guided
وَشَمسand the sun of ذَويthose possessing العرفانِspiritual insight فيin كلِّevery مَحفلgathering
وَشَمس ذَوي العرفانِ في كلِّ مَحفل
بِهاby it يَهتَديfinds guidance رُشداًrightly مريدٌa seeker وَسالكُand a wayfarer
بِها يَهتَدي رُشداً مريدٌ وَسالكُ
And the sun of those endowed with spiritual insight in every gathering,
Keenest of the wise in every dilemma
By it, the seeker and the wayfarer find right guidance.
To his deep discernment thoughts are led
وَأَذكىand the keenest of ذَويthose possessing الأَفهامِunderstanding فيin كلِّevery معضلdifficult matter
وَأَذكى ذَوي الأَفهامِ في كلِّ معضل
عَلىon account of فقههِhis understanding اِنقادَتyielded إِلَيهِto him المَداركُthe intellects
عَلى فقههِ اِنقادَت إِلَيهِ المَداركُ
And the keenest of discerning minds in every difficult matter,
Hero of researchers in every battle
By virtue of his understanding, intellects have yielded to him.
In this the arenas bear him witness
وَفارِسand the knight of أَهلِthe people of البحثِscholarly debate فيin كلِّevery مَعركbattle
وَفارِس أَهلِ البحثِ في كلِّ مَعرك
لَهُin his favor شَهِدتbore witness حَقّاًtruly بِذاكto that المَعاركُthe battles
لَهُ شَهِدت حَقّاً بِذاك المَعاركُ
And the knight of scholarly disputants in every battle,
One like you in this age is rare for a doctrine
The battles have truly borne witness to that in his favor.
By the like of you in this age Mālik takes pride
ومِثلكand one like you فيin ذاthis العَصرِage قَلَّis rare لِمذهبِfor a school of law
ومِثلك في ذا العَصرِ قَلَّ لِمذهبِ
بِمِثلكَin one like you فيin ذاthis العَصرِage يَفخرُtakes pride مالكُMalik
بِمِثلكَ في ذا العَصرِ يَفخرُ مالكُ
And one like you is rare in this age for a school of law;
My lord, pillar of glory in noble lineage
In this age, Malik takes pride in one like you.
From you the brilliants have gleamed for him
أَمَولايَO my lord خِدنintimate companion المَجدِglory فيin نَسَبٍa lineage سَماrose high
أَمَولايَ خِدن المَجدِ في نَسَبٍ سَما
وَمِنكَand through you لَقَدindeed لانَتgrew gentle لَديهِbefore him العَرائكُthe dispositions
وَمِنكَ لَقَد لانَت لَديهِ العَرائكُ
O my lord, companion of glory, of exalted lineage,
I congratulate you on this joyous, delightful wedding
And through you, dispositions have indeed grown gentle before him.
And give glad tidings, for in it is bounty, by Allah's grace
أُهنّيكَI congratulate you فيon ذاthis العرسِwedding مَسرورَglad مُهجَةٍheart
أُهنّيكَ في ذا العرسِ مَسرورَ مُهجَةٍ
وَأَبشِرْand rejoice فَفيهِfor in it الخَيرgoodness واللَّهِby God باركُabiding
وَأَبشِرْ فَفيهِ الخَير واللَّهِ باركُ
I congratulate you on this wedding, glad of heart;
That, and the date, in it his good fortune
And rejoice, for goodness, by God, abides in it.
You have attained congratulations in it, blessings upon you
وَذاكَand that وَبِالتّاريخand in the chronogram فيهِin it سعودهُits good fortunes
وَذاكَ وَبِالتّاريخ فيهِ سعودهُ
وَحُزتَand you have attained الهَناhappiness فيهِin it عَلَيكupon you مباركُblessed
وَحُزتَ الهَنا فيهِ عَلَيك مباركُ
And that—its good fortunes lie in the chronogram:
May you remain in Allah's protection, so long as dew moistened
And you have attained happiness in it; may it be blessed for you.
The blossoms' cheeks, and they are laughing
وَدُمand remain فيin ضَمانِthe protection of اللَّهِGod ماas long as اِحتَستsipped النّدىthe dew
وَدُم في ضَمانِ اللَّهِ ما اِحتَست النّدى
ثُغورmouths رُبىhills الأَزهارِflowers وَهيَwhile they are ضَواحكُsmiling
ثُغور رُبى الأَزهارِ وَهيَ ضَواحكُ
And remain in God's protection as long as dew is sipped
As long as a leaf has unfurled on its branch
By the mouths of flowered hills, as they smile;
As long as stars shine and others set
وَماand as long as قَدindeed شَداsang ورقٌgray doves عَلىupon عودِthe wood of غصنِهِits bough
وَما قَد شَدا ورقٌ عَلى عودِ غصنِهِ
وَماand as long as كَوكبٌa star بادٍappearing وَآخرand another دالكُsetting
وَما كَوكبٌ بادٍ وَآخر دالكُ
And as long as gray doves sing upon the wood of their bough,
As long as victory has called you my lord, my master
And as long as one star appears and another sets,
Brother of knowledge and understanding, few can match you
وَماand as long as الفَتحُal-Fath قَدindeed ناداكَcalled to you مَولايَmy lord سيّديmy master
وَما الفَتحُ قَد ناداكَ مَولايَ سيّدي
أَخاO brother of العِلمِlearning وَالعِرفانand spiritual insight مَنone who لاnot يشاركُis rivaled
أَخا العِلمِ وَالعِرفان مَن لا يشاركُ
And as long as al-Fath calls to you, 'My lord, my master,
O brother of learning and spiritual insight, whom none can rival!'
Partial English translation: 28 of 30 Arabic lines translated.