مبارك / مبروك
Mubārak, mabrūk
“May it be blessed”: said when someone acquires something new or marks a happy event.
What it means
Mubārak, or mabrūk in many dialects, is the congratulation said when a person acquires something new, such as a house, a car or a garment, or marks a happy event. It means “may it be blessed”. The speaker prays that God will place blessing in what the person has received. Muslims also say bārak Allāhu laka, “may God bless you”, to a bridegroom, in the manner of a supplication reported from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the hadith collections. The festivals have their own form, ʿīd mubārak. A common reply is Allāhu yubārik fīk, “may God bless you”.
Often misunderstood as
It is easy to hear it as a wish for luck, when it is a prayer for God’s blessing.
Term and Arabic as listed in Ismail al Faruqi, Toward Islamic English (International Institute of Islamic Thought, 1995), p. 60, listed as MUBĀRAK, OR MUBRŪK.. The definition is restated here.