عِنْدِي أَخٌ لَكَ مَاجِدٌ

عِنْدِي أَخٌ لَكَ مَاجِدٌ

مِنْ كُلِّ فَاحِشَةٍ مُعَرَّى

مِنْ كُلِّ فَاحِشَةٍ مُعَرَّى

With me is a noble brother of yours,

My brother, you have sublime virtues

free of every vice;

Free from any vice

وَإِوِزَّةٌ سِكْبَاجَةٌ

وَإِوِزَّةٌ سِكْبَاجَةٌ

وَالجَدْيُ يُؤْكَلُ بِالجُفُرَّى

وَالجَدْيُ يُؤْكَلُ بِالجُفُرَّى

and a goose cooked in vinegar stew,

A generous, open-handed man

and the kid is eaten at a feast open to all.

Who shares his bounty without restraint

وَلَنَا طَبَاهِجَةٌ تَفُو

وَلَنَا طَبَاهِجَةٌ تَفُو

حُ كَأَنَّهَا العُودُ المُطَرَّى

حُ كَأَنَّهَا العُودُ المُطَرَّى

And we have fried sliced meat, wafting

We have a sunlit meadow

a scent as though it were perfumed aloeswood;

As fragrant as frankincense

وَمُدَامَةٌ وَرْدِيَّةٌ

وَمُدَامَةٌ وَرْدِيَّةٌ

مَخْبُوَّةٌ مِنْ عَهْدِ كِسْرَى

مَخْبُوَّةٌ مِنْ عَهْدِ كِسْرَى

and rose-colored wine,

A rosy-cheeked beauty

hidden away since the time of Kisra;

Treasured since the days of Chosroes

وَتَحِيَّةٌ كَجَمَالِ وَجْ

وَتَحِيَّةٌ كَجَمَالِ وَجْ

هِكِ أَوْ كَكُتْبِكَ حِيْنَ تُقْرَأ

هِكِ أَوْ كَكُتْبِكَ حِيْنَ تُقْرَأ

and a greeting like the beauty of your

A greeting as fair as your face

face, or like your letters when read.

Or your books when recited

وَحَدِيْثُنَا مِثْلُ الرِّيَا

وَحَدِيْثُنَا مِثْلُ الرِّيَا

ضِ يَمُرُّ مَنْظُومَاً وَنَثْرَا

ضِ يَمُرُّ مَنْظُومَاً وَنَثْرَا

And our conversation is like

Our talk like a garden stream

gardens, flowing in verse and prose.

Flowing in rhyme and prose

فاجْمَعْ بِقُرْبِكَ شَمْلَنَا

فاجْمَعْ بِقُرْبِكَ شَمْلَنَا

لاَ زِلْتَ لِلإِخْوَانِ ذُخْرَا

لاَ زِلْتَ لِلإِخْوَانِ ذُخْرَا

So bring us together by your presence;

So gather our clan in your care

may you ever remain a treasure to your brethren.

You remain a treasure to your brothers