1. My brother, you have sublime virtues
Free from any vice
١. عِنْدِي أَخٌ لَكَ مَاجِدٌ
مِنْ كُلِّ فَاحِشَةٍ مُعَرَّى
2. A generous, open-handed man
Who shares his bounty without restraint
٢. وَإِوِزَّةٌ سِكْبَاجَةٌ
وَالجَدْيُ يُؤْكَلُ بِالجُفُرَّى
3. We have a sunlit meadow
As fragrant as frankincense
٣. وَلَنَا طَبَاهِجَةٌ تَفُو
حُ كَأَنَّهَا العُودُ المُطَرَّى
4. A rosy-cheeked beauty
Treasured since the days of Chosroes
٤. وَمُدَامَةٌ وَرْدِيَّةٌ
مَخْبُوَّةٌ مِنْ عَهْدِ كِسْرَى
5. A greeting as fair as your face
Or your books when recited
٥. وَتَحِيَّةٌ كَجَمَالِ وَجْ
هِكِ أَوْ كَكُتْبِكَ حِيْنَ تُقْرَأ
6. Our talk like a garden stream
Flowing in rhyme and prose
٦. وَحَدِيْثُنَا مِثْلُ الرِّيَا
ضِ يَمُرُّ مَنْظُومَاً وَنَثْرَا
7. So gather our clan in your care
You remain a treasure to your brothers
٧. فاجْمَعْ بِقُرْبِكَ شَمْلَنَا
لاَ زِلْتَ لِلإِخْوَانِ ذُخْرَا