1. أَبا المَحاسنِ وافاني البشيرُ بكم

    وَقَد قَضى السمعُ مِن أَخباركم وطرا

    O Abu al-Mahasin, the bearer of glad tidings came to me with news of you.

    And my ears have satisfied their longing with news of you.

  2. وَصارَ حبلُ إِخائي منكَ متّصلاً

    وفيكَ درّ ثنائي صارَ مُنتثرا

    And the cord of my brotherly affection is now joined to you.

    And the pearls of my praise have been scattered in your honor.

  3. لكنّها أَخّرتني عَن زِيارتكم

    صُروفُ دَهري وَقد أَرسلت معتذرا

    Yet they have delayed my visit to you—

    The vicissitudes of my life—and I have sent word in apology.

  4. وَربّ ساعةِ أنسٍ تَسمحون بِها

    فَتُثلِجونَ فُؤاداً طالما استعرا

    And perhaps you will grant an hour of companionship,

    And so cool a heart that has so long blazed.

  5. وَلستَ في ما رَجَونا منك متّهماً

    إذ قَد عَهدناكَ للإحسانِ مُبتدرا

    Nor do we doubt that you will fulfill our hopes of you,

    For we have known you to hasten to acts of kindness.

  6. لا زلتَ مُنفرداً في كلّ مكرمةٍ

    وفيكَ كلّ كمالٍ دامَ مُنحصرا

    May you always be unrivaled in every noble deed,

    And may all perfection remain yours alone.