1. O night that lingers in the month of May
I tend my nasal droppings with care

2. As the body grows weak, I nurse its pains
When its cold surges from its prison unbound

3. I while away time with dear friends
A precious few of the best people around

4. With them the exile forgets his homeland
They know well the rights of guest and neighbor

5. And if sleep’s calling stirs them awake
The lover’s touch sets their strings aquiver

6. We met them unplanned by pure chance
Destiny’s hands dealt smooth from the deck

7. Just to see the Chosen’s visitor, our lord
Grandson of Abdelaziz, keeper of the abode

8. Defender of truth in days of discord and
In days of arrows for the people’s defects, patient

9. In the reign of the King Pasha whose
Green days were safe from care and gloom

10. Son of Hussein Ali, his post
Secured safety from worry and foes

11. Make easy for us and him what we hope for in grace
And forgive all of us, O Greatest Forgiver