1. The sun of homes has illuminated with joy
And time has shown happiness and relief

2. And through you, its days have been set right for us
After estrangement, and with time there was reconciliation

3. And when you arrived in Damascus' plains
Joy came to it, and sadness departed

4. It rejoices happily in the orbit of its sky
And in it the morning of good news dawned and became clear

5. And its meadows prospered, its valley flourished
And it blossomed, and its birds sang with joy

6. And the morning of congratulations illuminated
The splendor of its lights, and in it buds opened

7. And it wore necklaces of its flowers
As the crown of glory adorns itself with honors

8. My Master, he spread gifts that mention him
Whose diffusion made fragrance blow and waft

9. He is the generous, the precedence, the foremost
Who never deviated from the custom of connection, nor transgressed

10. He ascended the summit, his status defined
And turn away from defects, and leave it if it barks

11. It suffices him pride in the heights that
He never sought a matter in the heights but excelled

12. And towards him who comes seeking
Except with abundant wealth he grants

13. And fortune now looks to him
And to his heights the bird of heights has flapped

14. He bestows bounty generously without
Praise upon him, and the like of him is praised

15. And the sea cannot tell of his gifts, and if
The serpents try to tell of his bounty, they will be exposed

16. And if weighed against Hatim in virtue
He would outweigh him at the greatest scale

17. From his face flows glad tidings
And from his right hand stories of virtue are true

18. His attributes have taught me in the world
To string rhymes, rarities, and wit

19. A moon ascended, a meadow grew, a lion protected
A rain helped, a sea contained, a lightning bolt gushed

20. I swear time will never bring his equal
No, nor before him one so generous and lenient

21. My Master, O Lord of bounty, and who else
Can conclude praise with mention of him and thus begin?

22. Take it, an orphan with pearls, I have strung it
In stringing of necklaces and prayers

23. If it once appeared in the hearing of the beloved
Wine would dry up, and the cup would stop being offered

24. So turn in affection, as poverty has been base before me
And my state has become clear, and betrayal exposed

25. And the cloud of your generosity's drizzle from its rain
Suffices me, and with it sorrow departs from my heart

26. You are far above listening to an invalidator
Or a blamer - by my hands the blame, if sincere

27. You are far above listening to an invalidator
Or a blamer - by my hands the blame, if honest

28. So live long, in every feast pleasing and lit
The robe of the valley did not sprinkle showers, nor

29. Did its sleeves drip the dew - from it burst forth
What overflowed and about my heart distress departed