يُبَشِّرُني قَومٌ بِرُتبَتِكَ الَّتي

يُبَشِّرُني قَومٌ بِرُتبَتِكَ الَّتي

تَمَنَّيتُ فيها السُؤلَ حَتّى لَقيتُهُ

تَمَنَّيتُ فيها السُؤلَ حَتّى لَقيتُهُ

People bring me glad tidings of your rank,

People give me good news of your rank

In which I wished for my heart’s desire until I attained it.

which I wished to ask about until I met you,

فَبَشَّرتُ نَفسي بِالسُرورِ وَلَم أَزَل

فَبَشَّرتُ نَفسي بِالسُرورِ وَلَم أَزَل

أُهَنّي بِكَ القَلبَ الَّذي أَنتَ قوتُهُ

أُهَنّي بِكَ القَلبَ الَّذي أَنتَ قوتُهُ

So I gave myself glad tidings of joy, and have never ceased

So I cheered my soul with joy and never ceased

Congratulating my heart on you—you are its sustenance.

to congratulate with you the heart of which you are its strength,

وَقُلتُ لَهُم أَعلى الإِلَهُ مَحَلَّهُ

وَقُلتُ لَهُم أَعلى الإِلَهُ مَحَلَّهُ

وَهَذا دُعاءٌ لَو سَكَتُّ كُفيتُهُ

وَهَذا دُعاءٌ لَو سَكَتُّ كُفيتُهُ

And I said to them, “May God exalt his station!”

And I said to them, may God elevate his rank,

And this is a prayer I would have been spared had I kept silent.

And this is a prayer that even if left unsaid, would have been enough.