قدومك أحلى من غنى عند ذي فقرِ

وأَحسَنُ من يُسرٍ تَأَتي على عُسرِ

Your arrival is sweeter than wealth to the impoverished

And better than ease that comes after hardship

وأشهى إلى الظمآن من نَقعٍ غُلَّةٍ

وأَبهى لدى الضُّلالِ من طَلعةِ البَدرِ

And more desirable to the thirsty than a full cup

And brighter to the lost than the rising full moon

قَدِمتَ فبُشرى بالغنائمِ والغِنى

وأهلا وسهلاً بالبشاشة والبِشرِ

You have arrived, so good tidings of bounty and wealth!

Welcome, welcome, O cheerful bringer of good news!

بكت قوصُ لما رُمتَ عنها تَرَحُّلا

فمن دمعها قد غُلَّقَ النيل في مِصرِ

Kos wept when you departed from it on your travels

And from its tears the Nile swelled and flooded Egypt