1. O my joy, with an eloquent gift,
True friend, worthy of praise,

2. Guiding melodies freshly reached my hearing,
Gliding in elegance and splendor.

3. Delight of the heart, charm of the eye in truth,
Marvel for the ear, from the daughters of conscience,

4. Her languor in darkness from his ardent love,
Impregnable, not like one downcast.

5. Her dowry to be humbled by generosity and giving,
Not to be guarded like some possession.

6. Composed with eloquence and meanings,
Like strung pearls atop the throat.

7. Borne by inspirations made permssible,
Each sweet, measured utterance.

8. Divers seeking out wonders they harvest
As a diver gains in the depths of the seas.

9. So it's as if, having savored it, I sit
Between a garden and pond.

10. How many covenants it reminds me of -
For meeting and days of bliss alike!

11. I blame time, having denied us
A gathering that brings joy together.

12. And rightly blamed by one it threw
From its intimates, so distant.

13. Especially in their eyes devoid
Of any doubt, my father Mansur.

14. He whose affection is that of a gentle companion,
Whose words are those of a joyful herald -

15. He is the adornment of manners, shedding
From the lantern of eyes the fullness of breasts.

16. And if time has slighted us with separation,
Familiarity donned the garb of the abandoned.

17. May God restore a gathering
Of safety, delight and joy.

18. He has power to restore what is lost
And facilitate each arduous matter.