1. Your son Abd al-Wahid's arrival gladdens you after
a long wait for a promise from the days in store,
١. يَهْنِيكَ مَقْدَمُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ ابْنِكَ عَنْ
مَطْلٍ بِوَعْدٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ مَرْقُوبِ
2. Like Joseph, who was treated by time
while you, like Jacob, complained of separation.
٢. كَيُوسُفٍ كَانَ فِعْلُ الزَّمَانِ بِهِ
وَكُنْتَ فِي الْبّثِّ وَالشَّكْوَى كَيَعْقُوبِ