شمس النهار تغيبت من نورِهِ

شمس النهار تغيبت من نورِهِ

وتطيِّب المسك الذكيُّ بسُورِهِ

وتطيِّب المسك الذكيُّ بسُورِهِ

The sun of day vanished before his light.

The day's sun has lost its light

And sweet-scented musk grew fragrant from the remnants of his drink.

And sweet musk grows more fragrant in the evening hours

والبدر ليس ضياؤه كضيائه

والبدر ليس ضياؤه كضيائه

عند التَّمام ولا كعشر عشيرهِ

عند التَّمام ولا كعشر عشيرهِ

And the full moon’s light is not like his light,

The full moon's glow cannot compare

At its fullest, nor even a tenth of a tenth of his.

To his at the height of perfection, nor a tenth of it

لسنا نشكُّ ولا يشك أخو حجىً

لسنا نشكُّ ولا يشك أخو حجىً

في أنَّ يوسف لم يكن بنظيرِهِ

في أنَّ يوسف لم يكن بنظيرِهِ

We do not doubt, nor does anyone endowed with reason,

We do not doubt, nor does the pilgrim’s brother,

That Yusuf was not his equal.

That Joseph had no equal