أمَسْعودُO Mas'ud بنُson of يوسُفَYusuf طيْرُbird قَلْبيmy heart
أمَسْعودُ بنُ يوسُفَ طيْرُ قَلْبي
علَىupon شجَرِtrees الكِرامِthe noble لهُfor it وُقوعُalighting
علَى شجَرِ الكِرامِ لهُ وُقوعُ
O Mas'ud son of Yusuf, the bird of my heart
Amr ibn Yusuf is the bird of my heart
alights upon the trees of the noble.
Perching on the tree of generosity
وفيand in عَلْياكَyour eminence ليfor me كنْزُa treasure اعْتِقادٍfaith
وفي عَلْياكَ لي كنْزُ اعْتِقادٍ
علَىaround أمْثالِهِthings like it تُطْوَىare folded الضُّلوعُthe ribs
علَى أمْثالِهِ تُطْوَى الضُّلوعُ
And in your eminence I have a treasure of faith;
And in serving you I have a treasure of faith
around treasures like it the ribs are folded.
For the likes of you ribs are bent
إذاif نفْسُsoul امْرِئٍof a man ولِعَتْbecame enamored بمَغْنىof a dwelling
إذا نفْسُ امْرِئٍ ولِعَتْ بمَغْنى
فَماthen not بسِوىfor anything other than كمالِكَyour perfection ليfor me وُلوعُpassion
فَما بسِوى كمالِكَ لي وُلوعُ
If a man's soul becomes enamored of a dwelling,
When a man's soul is possessed by yearning
then I am enamored of nothing but your perfection.
Then for none but you yearns my fervor
Sol 6.1