لميخائيلُ قد وافَت فَتَاةٌ

لميخائيلُ قد وافَت فَتَاةٌ

تغَارُ لحسنِها الشمسُ المُضِيَّه

تغَارُ لحسنِها الشمسُ المُضِيَّه

A girl has come to Mikhail;

Mikhail has met a girl

The shining sun envies her beauty.

Whose beauty makes even the radiant sun jealous

فقُلنَا والمؤرخ قام يشدو

فقُلنَا والمؤرخ قام يشدو

تُرَافِقك السَّلامةُ يازهيَّه

تُرَافِقك السَّلامةُ يازهيَّه

So we said, as the chronicler rose to sing:

We said, as the poet began to sing

May well-being accompany you, O Zahiyya.

May you be granted safety, O Zaheya