بادر لفرحات الزمان مؤمّلا

بادر لفرحات الزمان مؤمّلا

كشف الخطوب فغيره لا يولف

كشف الخطوب فغيره لا يولف

Hasten to Farhat of the age, hoping for

Hasten to the joys of time with hope,

Relief from calamities, for none but he is held dear.

Unveiling misfortunes, for nothing else endures.

وإذا أثرت مديحه فانشد وقل

وإذا أثرت مديحه فانشد وقل

أحييت ذكرى يوسفٍ يا يوسفُ

أحييت ذكرى يوسفٍ يا يوسفُ

And when you evoke his praise, recite and say:

And if you wish to praise him, then recite and say:

You have revived the memory of Yusuf, O Yusuf.

You have revived the memory of Joseph, O Joseph!

فهو الذي بجماله وكماله

فهو الذي بجماله وكماله

وبكل أنواع المحاسن يُوصَفُ

وبكل أنواع المحاسن يُوصَفُ

For he is the one distinguished by his beauty and perfection,

For he is the one whose beauty and perfection,

And described as possessing every kind of excellence.

And all kinds of virtues are described.

فرد الاماجد والعزيز بقومه

فرد الاماجد والعزيز بقومه

الحاذق الفطن النبيه الاظرفُ

الحاذق الفطن النبيه الاظرفُ

Peerless among the nobles, esteemed among his people,

The protector of glories and honored among his people,

Skilled, discerning, distinguished, and most refined;

The prudent, the perceptive, the intelligent, the witty.

من خصَّه المولى بكل كرامةٍ

من خصَّه المولى بكل كرامةٍ

وشهامةٍ فهو الوفي المسعفُ

وشهامةٍ فهو الوفي المسعفُ

He whom the Lord has singled out for every honor

The one whom the Master has endowed with all nobility

And nobility of spirit, for he is the faithful helper.

And valor, he is the loyal, the generous.