جاءcame الكتابthe letter منfrom الحبيبthe beloved مُبَشِّراًbearing glad tidings
جاء الكتاب من الحبيب مُبَشِّراً
بقدومهof his arrival ياO مَرْحَباًwelcome ياO مَرْحَبَاwelcome
بقدومه يا مَرْحَباً يا مَرْحَبَا
The letter came from the beloved, bearing glad tidings
of his arrival—oh, welcome, oh, welcome!
قَدْindeed رَدَّrestored ليto me عَهْدَthe days of المسرّةِjoy مِثْلَمَاjust as
قَدْ رَدَّ لي عَهْدَ المسرّةِ مِثْلَمَا
بقميصthrough the shirt of يُوسُفَJoseph رُدَّwas restored ماwhat قَدْalready أُذْهِبَاwas taken away
بقميص يُوسُفَ رُدَّ ما قَدْ أُذْهِبَا
It has restored to me the days of joy, just as
through Joseph’s shirt, what had been taken away was restored.
أُهْدِيI offer إليكto you تحيَّةًa greeting مِسْكِيَّةًmusk-scented
أُهْدِي إليك تحيَّةً مِسْكِيَّةً
ياO مصطفىMustafa ياO منتقىchosen one ياO مجتبىelect one
يا مصطفى يا منتقى يا مجتبى
I offer you a musk-scented greeting,
O Mustafa, O chosen one, O elect one,
مُسْتَدْعِياseeking منكfrom you الدّعاءَprayer وأنتَand you فيin
مُسْتَدْعِيا منك الدّعاءَ وأنتَ في
حالٍa state تراهاyou deem it للإجابةto being answered أَقْرَباcloser
حالٍ تراها للإجابة أَقْرَبا
seeking your prayer while you are in
a state you deem more conducive to its being answered.