1. Long have I awaited this day, my friends
Indeed, my burdens have multiplied

2. What joy and happiness is there
Like the joy of loved ones for loved ones?

3. Long have we awaited this day
Like the thirsty await the drinking cups

4. Then we were blessed, praise be to God
The best question is what comes after waiting

5. Tell those whose path was obscured
They thought the mirage was drinking water

6. Now they are pale and confused
For the punishment was the reward

7. Tell them, the keeper has honor and secrets
And victory from the Giver and Loving

8. He is the faithful servant
Standing at the threshold of the door

9. And the beloved King knows well
His loyalists, though far from his abode

10. The keeper of the threshold meets
None but good from the keeper of thresholds

11. Not from a king, but for the greatest King
Deserving of pride and wonder

12. His mention diffuses musk
And his pridesummits touch the sky

13. His seclusion held no more than a full moon
The full moon emerges after prolonged hiding

14. His absence held no more than rain
By God, it will come pouring down

15. His absence held no more than a beloved
The beloved visits after absence

16. His actions held no more than a Sultan
Our Sultan is gentle and kind

17. He is the beloved redeemed King
Vastly patient, always welcoming

18. Am I right, by your Lord, or not
You who listen, is there an answer?

19. In joy, the keeper, though the perfect
Hearts are troubled and chaotic

20. So excuse them when pained
And know their hearts suffer

21. They are like lamps on a beautiful night
With tender gaze but chaotic within

22. Blind to perfection though
They prepare to scrutinize flaws

23. Chinks on a smiling face
And hearts shrouded in garb

24. You did not know he protects
The resolute who defeats tribulation

25. You did not know he protects the heroic
Whose resolve defeats grave adversity

26. Never would he see his honored sword
One day sheathed aimlessly in its scabbard

27. He knows he wields a sword
Prepared for him on the day of battle

28. So he confronted, as did those like him
And the best respondent has the best response

29. None knows the magnificent but the magnificent
The magnificent's response is the best response

30. Their love is firmly rooted
And their grace flows like the clouds

31. They are the splendid stream wherein
Every good, mercy and right converge

32. He is to the eye a slope of dignity
His manners blossomed from the meadows

33. Lord, bring him to us as refuge
And keep his glorious stature safe

34. And for his noble sons I pray
My praises now and ever

35. The cubs of the lion proceed like lions
And over them the greatest barrier lies

36. We congratulate you, O beloved, and hope God
Increases blessings without count

37. May you remain ever the delight and torment
Of enemies and loved ones alike

38. The greatest reward awaits