الأُنسُfellowship سادَreigned بِرُتبَةِwith the rank of الجَمالِbeauty
الأُنسُ سادَ بِرُتبَةِ الجَمالِ
وَبِهاand with it البَشائِرُglad tidings قَدindeed أَنَthe time came (uncertain reading) جَماليmy beauty
وَبِها البَشائِرُ قَد أَنَ جَمالي
Fellowship reigned with beauty's rank.
And with it, glad tidings: my beauty's time had come.
وَالسَعدُand good fortune قامَrose مُبَشِّراًbringing glad tidings أَحبابَهُits loved ones
وَالسَعدُ قامَ مُبَشِّراً أَحبابَهُ
فَأَجابَتِso answered العَلياeminence بَلِrather البُشرىthe glad tidings ليfor me
فَأَجابَتِ العَليا بَلِ البُشرى لي
And good fortune rose, bringing glad tidings to its loved ones.
Then eminence replied, "Rather, the glad tidings are mine."
وَالحَظand luck راقٍrising بِسوقِin the market of مَيدانِthe arena of الصَفاserenity
وَالحَظ راقٍ بِسوقِ مَيدانِ الصَفا
وَرَبَتand grew مَسَرَّتُهُits joy عَلىbeyond الأَموالِriches
وَرَبَت مَسَرَّتُهُ عَلى الأَموالِ
And luck rises in the market of serenity's arena,
And its joy has grown beyond riches.
لَمّاwhen العَزيزُal-Aziz (the mighty one) أَنالَbestowed upon يوسُفَYusuf رُتبَةًa rank
لَمّا العَزيزُ أَنالَ يوسُفَ رُتبَةً
قَدindeed ناسَبَتbefitted مِنهُof him المَقامَthe station العاليlofty
قَد ناسَبَت مِنهُ المَقامَ العالي
When al-Aziz bestowed a rank upon Yusuf,
It indeed befitted his lofty station.
وافَتarrived تَزِفُّadvancing in procession مَشوقَةًyearning لِرِحابِهِfor his courts
وافَت تَزِفُّ مَشوقَةً لِرِحابِهِ
فيin حُلَّةِa robe of التَشريفِhonor وَالإِجلالِand reverence
في حُلَّةِ التَشريفِ وَالإِجلالِ
It arrived in procession, yearning for his courts,
In a robe of honor and reverence.
وَكَذاكَand likewise نَعهَدُwe have known لِلعَزيزِon al-Aziz's part عِنايَةًcare
وَكَذاكَ نَعهَدُ لِلعَزيزِ عِنايَةً
بِعَلاءِfor the exaltation of يوسُفَYusuf مِنَsince الزَمانِtimes خاليgone by
بِعَلاءِ يوسُفَ مِنَ الزَمانِ خالي
And likewise we have known al-Aziz's care
For Yusuf's exaltation since times gone by.
وَلِيوسُفَand Yusuf has أَهلٌkin لِكُلِّfor every فَضيلَةٍvirtue
وَلِيوسُفَ أَهلٌ لِكُلِّ فَضيلَةٍ
بِمَحاسِنِthrough the excellence of الأَخلاقِcharacter وَالأَعمالِand deeds
بِمَحاسِنِ الأَخلاقِ وَالأَعمالِ
And Yusuf has kin worthy of every virtue,
Through excellence of character and deeds.
فاهَناso rejoice أَخيmy brother بِرُتبَةِin a rank فَرحَتٍrejoiced بِكُمin you (plural)
فاهَنا أَخي بِرُتبَةِ فَرحَتٍ بِكُم
فَرَحُthe joy of المُحِبِّthe lover وَقَدand indeed حَظِيَwas blessed بِوِصالِwith union
فَرَحُ المُحِبِّ وَقَد حَظِيَ بِوِصالِ
So rejoice, my brother, in a rank that rejoiced in you,
With a lover's joy upon being blessed with union.
وَأَدِمand sustain جَميلَكَyour kindness فَالمَحامِدُfor praises أَرخَتmarked the date
وَأَدِم جَميلَكَ فَالمَحامِدُ أَرخَت
كُلَّall الجَميلِkindness يَؤُبreturns لِلجَمالِto beauty
كُلَّ الجَميلِ يَؤُب لِلجَمالِ
And sustain your kindness, for praises have marked the date:
"All kindness returns to beauty."