سُرَّ الإله بيوسفْ أن يكون له

مولىً كفيلاً يربيه وهوْ طِفلُ

God was pleased for Joseph to have

A guardian to raise him as a child

دعاه من بيت إسرائيل منتَخباً

من آل داود من بعد ومن قبلُ

He called him from the house of Israel chosen

From the family of David, before and after

أقامه رِدءَ أم اللَه متَّصفاً

لها خطيباً بمعنى ما به فعلُ

He made him a cloak for the Mother of God distinguished

As her fiancé, in the sense of what He did

لأنه شاء يخفي سرَّّ بَشْرته

عن اللعين ليوسفْ حبذا العقلُ

Because He willed to hide the secret of His incarnation

From the accursed, so blessed be Joseph's mind

فزانه اللَه بالأعمال مكتملاً

وهو تقي بتولٌ فاضلٌ عدلُ

Thus God adorned him with perfect works

He being devout, chaste, virtuous and just