بُشرى بِها زَورَةٌ ما كُنتُ أَرقُبُها

بُشرى بِها زَورَةٌ ما كُنتُ أَرقُبُها

قَضى بِها الحَظُّ يا فَوزي وَإِسعادي

قَضى بِها الحَظُّ يا فَوزي وَإِسعادي

Glad tidings—a visit I had not expected!

Good tidings it brought, though I did not hope for it,

Fortune decreed it—what triumph and happiness for me!

Destiny ordained it, O my bliss and fortune!

فَحَبَّذا لَيلَةً بِالأُنسِ زاهِرَةً

فَحَبَّذا لَيلَةً بِالأُنسِ زاهِرَةً

وَحَبَّذا صُدفَةً مِن غَيرِ ميعادِ

وَحَبَّذا صُدفَةً مِن غَيرِ ميعادِ

How delightful, then, a night radiant with companionship!

Blessed be a night blooming with companionship,

And how delightful a chance meeting without an appointment!

And blessed be a chance meeting without prior appointment!