1. I see the tribulations of time as preludes
To gifts with which the God bestows bounteously.
١. أَرى محنَ الزَمان مقدّمات
عَلى منح يَجود بِها الإِلَهُ
2. So Moses conversed with his Lord and became
A messenger after being burnt by fire's sting.
٢. فَموسى كلَّمَ المَولى وَأَضحى
رَسولاً بَعدَ لَسع النار فاهُ
3. And Joseph attained Egypt's mighty kingdom
After prison, and his grandeur was joyous.
٣. وَيوسف نالَ ملك عَزيز مصر
عقيب السجن وَاِبتَهَجَت عُلاهُ