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Iraqi Wedding Traditions: Essential Phrases for Celebrations
ألف مبروك
alf mabrook
A thousand congratulations
How to congratulate the couple
The most common wedding congratulation is ألف مبروك (alf mabrook) — 'a thousand congratulations.' You'll hear this dozens of times at any Iraqi wedding. The standard response from the couple is الله يبارك بيك (Allah yubarik beek) — 'God bless you.'
ألف مبروك
alf mabrook
A thousand congratulations
الله يبارك بيك
Allah yubarik beek
God bless you (response)
فرصة سعيدة
fursa sa'eeda
Happy occasion / Nice to meet you
Traditional blessings for the couple
Iraqis have beautiful traditional blessings for newlyweds. بالرفاه والبنين (bal-rafah wal-baneen) wishes the couple 'with prosperity and children.' The older generation might say منه المال ومنها العيال (minah al-mal wa minha al-ayal) — 'from him wealth, from her children' — though this is less common today.
بالرفاه والبنين
bal-rafah wal-baneen
With prosperity and children
شايف خير ومستاهلها
shayif khair w-mustahilha
May you see only good with your spouse
عيني
aini
My dear / Darling
Term of endearment used at celebrations
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