مَحَلُّكَ الجَوزاءُ بَل أَرفَعُ

وَصَدرُكَ الدَهناءُ بَل أَوسَعُ

Your abode is capacious, nay most spacious,

And your chest is generous, nay most generous,

وَقَلبُكَ الرَحبُ الَّذي لَم يَزَل

لِلجِدِّ وَالهَزلِ بِهِ مَوضِعُ

And your heart remains open and unbounded,

Ever ready for seriousness and jest.

رَفِّه بِقَرعِ العودِ سَمعاً غَدا

قَرعُ العَوالي جُلَّ مايُسمَعُ

Delight it tomorrow with the lute’s gentle rhythm,

For the lute’s soft tones are sweetest to hear.