1. يا يوسف العشّ شَدوٌ مِنكَ يُطرِبُني

    فَإِنَّ شَدوَك يُحيي مَيّتَ النَّعشِ

    O Yusuf al-‘Ishsh, a song from you enraptures me.

    For your singing brings the dead man on the bier to life.

  2. إِلَيكَ طائِرُ قَلبي طارَ مُبتَهِجاً

    وَعادَةُ الطّيرِ أَن يَأوي إِلَى العُشِّ

    To you the bird of my heart flew joyfully.

    And it is the habit of birds to seek shelter in the nest.