May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halv
May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halvah. May this marriage offer fruit and shade like the date palm. May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day a day in paradise. May this marriage be a sign of compassion, a seal of happiness here and hereafter. May this marriage have a fair face and a good name, an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky. - Rumi*Ketubah: Tetouan, Morocco, 1815, July 12. Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the fouth of Tamuz 5575 (1815 July 12) at Tetuan. Intricate floral border including two birds and a vase above a calligraphed passage with good wishes for the bride and groom. The text includes an additional clause obligating the groom not to take a second wife and not to move the family to another city without the wife’s consent. -- source link
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