(Congratulations on your wedding. May God keep you together, in this life and the next. A blessed marriage.)
Maalin wanaagsan iyo nolol wacan. Isla shukaansada had iyo goor, colaadda ha ka fogaan, jacaylka ha idiin dheeliyo. Qoraal ahaan kuma koobna jacaylkayga idiin qabo. Hambalyo! hambalyo aroos qoraal ah
Translation: Congratulations on your wedding! A good day and a good life. Always flirt with each other, keep arguments far away, let love guide you. I can’t fit my love for you in writing. Congrats! In Somali oral tradition, a promise spoken is binding, but a promise written is eternal. When you write Hambalyo Aroos , you are creating a document. Couples save these notes. They tape them to their sariir (bed) walls. Years later, during a difficult argument, they may find that old card and remember the community that prayed for them. (Congratulations on your wedding
Because in Somali culture, the most powerful blessing isn't shouted over the drums—it is whispered on paper. Isla shukaansada had iyo goor, colaadda ha ka
Translation: I congratulate you on your wedding joy. I ask God to give you a life of comfort, mutual understanding, and prosperity. May He bless your marriage and make you two hearts as one. Hambalyo Arooskiinna! 🎉