1. الحمد لله أزال الحزنا

    هذا التداني وأقر الأَعينا

    Praise be to God! Grief has been dispelled

    by this reunion, which has gladdened our eyes.

  2. جئت وجاء الخير من أسفاره

    فحط رحلا واستقر عندنا

    You came, and good fortune returned from its travels;

    so it laid down its pack and settled among us.

  3. وذلك الأُنس الذي في عدن

    بالأمسِ كان أصبح اليوم هنا

    And that companionship which was in Aden

    yesterday is here today.

  4. وانتقلت من الحصيب وحشة

    أَخالها من بعدكم في عدنا

    And loneliness has moved away from al-Husayb;

    I imagine it in Aden after your departure.

  5. وكلما كان علينا بعدكم

    من غلب قد أصبح اليوم لنا

    And every advantage held over us in your absence

    has today become ours.

  6. كنا صياماً بعدكم عن شيء

    نشتهى واليوم هذا عندنا

    We were fasting in your absence from something

    we craved; today it is here with us.

  7. فمن نهني بك كل فرج

    أهم ما نبدأ به أنفسنا

    Whom, then, shall we congratulate on your coming? Everyone rejoices;

    we begin, above all, with ourselves.