1. Many a night I gained the full moon,
While the stars in the sky remained unaware.

2. May God preserve our night and watch over,
The union of love He allowed us to share.

3. Oblivious were fate and the watchman,
If only the river of day would not flow!

4. God decreed the dawn for me,
Appease your soul, O friend of Arabs,

5. With a sweeter discourse than poetry,
In the love of the one whose union brings me bliss,

6. Whenever the memory of the one I know passes,
I say, “O coolness upon my chest!”

7. Do not worry for tomorrow’s affairs,
And allow them to unfold before you,

8. Between a river and a singing nightingale,
And branches swaying from intoxication.

9. They declared gratitude to the clouds openly,
O object of my desire and hope’s end,

10. Bring me the Yemeni garment,
For the sun resides in Aries,

11. And the breeze of spring blows gently,
The morning dew glistened clearly,

12. And the croaking of branches rang out,
As if the breeze, when it blows,

13. With its scent beyond measure,
Sings praises of the Most High’s family,

14. They are kings of all people without doubt,
Who paved the path of faith and adorned the world,

15. And God protected the Most High through them,
With the exalted, eminent Imam,

16. And the blessed, pouring raincloud.
Verily, Yusuf is the Imam of guidance,

17. He surpassed all boundaries of glory,
Say to the days of his rule, “Be forever blessed!”

18. Boast over all other eras,
Like the boasting of spring over flowers.

19. O pillar of glory and honor,
The feast has risen with the ascendant of fortune,

20. And victory therein fulfilled its promise,
In it, glimpses of the preludes of triumph appeared in the palace,

21. So delight in its splendid beauty,
With the joy of souls and passions,

22. And listen to it, and leave the words of the morose,
I swear by the love of the honorable,

23. The longing night has no dawn.