1. واحبذا شوّالنا وهلالهُ

    شهرٌ لياليه علينا عيدُ

    And how lovely our Shawwal and its crescent!

    A month whose nights are festivals for us.

  2. أهدى لنا بشراً قد انتعشت بهِ

    مهجٌ وافئدةٌ لنا وكبودُ

    It brought us gladness by which were revived

    our souls, our hearts, and our livers.

  3. أيامهُ الغرّاء مشرقةٌ طوا

    لعها علينا بالسرور سعودُ

    Its splendid days are radiant; their ascendants

    are auspicious for us, bringing joy.

  4. لالى بها أبهى قرانٍ مؤنسِ

    لا ساءَ هُ طول المدى تنكيدُ

    In them shone the most splendid, delightful union;

    may no vexation mar it through all time.

  5. وانار دار العز عرس زانه

    وفق على مدد الزمان يزيدُ

    And a wedding lit the house of glory, adorned

    by harmony that grows throughout the ages.

  6. والشمس حلّت برج سعدٍ ناط في

    أسدٍ لكم تخشى سطاه اسودُ

    And the sun entered an auspicious sign, set within

    a lion whose onslaught lions so often fear.

  7. هو يوسف الشهم الشهابيُّ الذي

    لا زال يرقى للعلا ويسودُ

    He is the gallant Yusuf al-Shihabi, who

    may ever rise to the heights and hold sway.

  8. ويعمّه عرسٌ يقارنهُ صفا

    عيشٍ وعمرٌ بالسعود مديدُ

    And may a wedding embrace him, accompanied by serenity

    of life, and a long lifetime blessed with good fortune,

  9. ودوام اقبالٍ وعزٍ مزهرٍ

    يزهو بنصرٍ حفّه التأييدُ

    and lasting prosperity and flourishing glory,

    resplendent in victory, encompassed by support.

  10. ولهُ الهنا فيما اقتنى وبهِ لنا

    نعم المنا قد تمْ والمقصودُ

    May joy be his in what he has gained; through him, for us,

    indeed, our wishes and our purpose have been fulfilled.

  11. روحي الفداء له أمير شُرّفت

    فيهِ الامارة وازدهى التسييدُ

    My soul be his ransom—a prince who has ennobled

    the emirate and made lordship shine.

  12. فرع زكا ينبيك عن ابايهِ

    وجدوده جودٌ به موجودُ

    A thriving branch that tells you of his forefathers

    and grandfathers; generosity is found in him,

  13. ومناقبٌ حسنى ولطف شمايلِ

    تثنى وخلق في الورى محمودُ

    and noble virtues and graceful traits

    that are extolled, and a character praised among humankind.

  14. العرب في تمداحهِ قد أعربت

    والترك كم يبدي الثنا ويعيدُ

    The Arabs have shown eloquence in praising him;

    and the Turk—how often he voices praise and repeats it!

  15. يهديه جارية للثم اكفهِ

    تركّيةً منها تغار الغيدُ

    He offers him a slave girl to kiss his palms,

    a Turkish girl whom the graceful maidens envy.

  16. تشدو بترنيمٍ حلا تاريخه

    عرسٌ حميد الاقتران مجيدُ

    She sings a melody whose chronogram is sweet:

    A glorious wedding, praiseworthy in its union.