وَرَدتَ أَبا الفَتح سَيّدي

وَرَدتَ أَبا الفَتح سَيّدي

وُرودَ الكَرى بَعدَ طول السهادْ

وُرودَ الكَرى بَعدَ طول السهادْ

You came, Abu al-Fath, my lord,

You came to me, my master Abul Fath

As slumber comes after long sleeplessness.

Like the flowers that bloom after prolonged gloom

وَلَمّا حَلَلتَ بِنا لَم تَحُلّ

وَلَمّا حَلَلتَ بِنا لَم تَحُلّ

مِن العين وَالقَلب غَيرَ السَوادْ

مِن العين وَالقَلب غَيرَ السَوادْ

And when you lodged with us, you dwelt nowhere

When you arrived, your coming did not lift

But in the eye's pupil and the heart's dark core.

The darkness in my eyes and heart

ودمت مِنّا طَيوراً غَدَت

ودمت مِنّا طَيوراً غَدَت

تَطيرُ إِلَيكَ بريشِ الوِدادْ

تَطيرُ إِلَيكَ بريشِ الوِدادْ

And you remained [wording unclear]; birds from us began

You became to me like birds

To fly toward you with the feathers of affection.

That fly to you on wings of love