1. O nightingale, visit the garden where love blossoms,
And precede dawn to the meadow of flowers.

2. Greet it, and scatter on its sleeves,
Pearl-like drops of water.

3. O flower, awaken from slumber,
And freshen yourself with wine unstrained,

4. With nectar brought by the wandering breeze,
In the dim of dawn, the spirit of magic.

5. Perfume the garden with sweet fragrances,
Hoping to awaken the dwellers of the trees.

6. For I long for the one with a beautiful voice,
Who entertains the soul when the night companions sleep.

7. Rise, o bird, and give me good news of happiness,
For wakefulness has cured me.

8. Get up and clap and ask and relate,
And tell of Isaac's oft-repeated tale.

9. Dawn has appeared, and you have accustomed me,
To sing to me when dawn appears.

10. Sing to me, for you have ample reward from me,
You have dispelled my worries and thoughts.

11. Shock the hearing, unless it be news,
That shocked the hearing, and it deafened and buzzed.

12. Each day a news item shocks us,
With a wondrous one of the admonitions.

13. Nations disappear and pillars crumble,
Thrones topple down and seats of honor.

14. And armies meet with armies,
Like torrents rushing down a slope.

15. And men compete for evil,
Not caring whether absent or present.

16. Whoever saw them in their frenzy imagined them,
To be little girls playing with their dolls.

17. And grinding wars, whenever,
Their flames are put out, their embers flare up.

18. The planets cried out from their horrors,
And the sun and moon sought refuge from them.

19. On land, in air, in the ether of space,
In the haze of the sea, in the course of the river.

20. They raged against creation until they almost,
Caused them to perish before the time of humankind.

21. So be steadfast, then praise Allah for,
The blessing of security and good settlement.

22. The blessing of security! And what will convey to you,
What the blessing of security is when calamities rage?

23. Thank the Sultan of Egypt, thank
The Master of the State, Mahmoud the Great.

24. We live in comfort, which nations in the West,
Whose fate has made them miserable, long for.

25. They long for a night's rest in happiness,
Which sorrowful nights have not cloaked.

26. Verily, in Al-Azhar there are people,
Sparks of its blazing fires have reached them.

27. They have become, Allah did not decree for us,
In distress, misery and discontent.

28. Guests among us, if they are persecuted,
Or wronged, it is surely one of the major sins.

29. So help them, for they are your brothers,
Misfortune has touched them and calamity has afflicted them.

30. Lend Allah a goodly loan, He will multiply your reward,
For the best reward is a treasure stored away.