قَد أَتاني مِن صَديقٍ كَلامٌ

كَلآلٍ زانَهُنَّ نِظامُ

A message came to me from a friend

Words adorned with beautiful rhyme

فَسَرى في القَلبِ مِني سُرورٌ

مُطرِبٌ يَعجِز عَنهُ المُدامُ

It brought joy to my heart

A happiness beyond wine's power

مِثلَ ما يَرتاحُ شَيخُ بَناتٍ

حَولَهُ مِن جَمعِهنَّ زِحامُ

Like an old man's delight

Surrounded by his many daughters

فَدَعا اللَهَ طَويلاً يُرجّى

خَلَفاً مِن نَسلِهِ لا يُذامُ

He prays to God expectantly

For descendants from his line

فَأَتاهُ بَعدَ يَأسٍ بَشيرٌ

قالَ يا بُشراي هَذا غُلامُ

Then after losing hope a bringer of good news arrived

And said "Rejoice, here is a boy!"