1. Time has a strange secret in its journey
Concealed from all but the keen intellect

2. It may recede but then it will return
And ease inevitably follows hardship

3. Had it not alarmed you with the ugliness of error
You wouldn't know its goodness when it comes

4. The full moon's radiance brings no comfort
Except by reminding of the days gone by

5. And the lover knows well the worth of what
Delights the abandoned when the beloved is near

6. So let the East and its people rejoice
And meet time with a welcoming chest

7. Let them celebrate this year of purity
And don the garment of joyous prosperity

8. Let them revel in the auspicious ascendant
And be made happy by the responsive fortunate

9. Let them regain the glory of their ancestors
And prepare for the fertile days to come

10. The nights with you, oh East, suffice
To become, in your wretched state, despondent

11. And time has harmed you with its ailments
Your malady grew obstinate, the healer confounded

12. Never was there a day your people surrendered
To the enemy, while the guard slept

13. They strove to unshackle themselves
And no diligent striver was deprived of share

14. In it separation crept into their union
So what day after this can be more woeful?

15. Oh East, why and until when
Will the discerning's worth be unknown to your horizon?

16. No pact is kept safe from violation
Only strangers are treated hospitably

17. But the days have passed and now it's time
We summon the noble and the noble respond

18. Matters return to their essence
And the secret of the wondrous nights is revealed

19. So rejoice, oh youth of the East, for
The nightingale has sung glad tidings to you

20. And shake hands with the new year which
Stretches out to you a fertile palm

21. And entrust to Revelation its history
Victory from God and conquest near at hand