1. زَارَنِي صُبْحاً وَحَيَّى

    بَاسِمٍ طَلقَ المُحَيا

    He visited me one morning and greeted me,

    smiling, with a cheerful face.

  2. قَالَ يَا بُشْراً فَقلْتَ البِشْـ

    ـرُ أَنْ جِئْتَ إِلَيَّا

    He said, 'Good tidings!' Then you said, 'The joy

    is that you have come to me.'

  3. مُنْذ أَقْبَلْتَ فؤادي

    شَامَ سَعداً وَتَهَيَّا

    Since you came, my heart

    glimpsed good fortune and made itself ready.

  4. قَالَ قَدْ أَسْدَى عَزيزُ

    القطْرِ إِنْعاماً سنِيَّا

    He said, 'There has been bestowed by the ruler

    of the land a splendid favor.

  5. شَرَفُ الإِكْرَامِ مِنَّا

    وَالأَجَلِّ الأَلمَعِيَّا

    The honor of the tribute comes from us

    and the most august, keen-witted one.'

  6. قلْت زَادَ اللهُ مَنْ تَعـ

    ـنِيهِ عِزاً وَرُقِيَّا

    I said, 'May God increase the one you

    mean in honor and advancement,

  7. ورَعَى الحُرَّ المُفَدى

    وَرَعَى البِرَّ الوَفِيَّا

    and watch over the noble, dearly cherished man,

    and watch over steadfast goodness,

  8. الَّذِي يَبتَكِرُ الفَخْرَ

    ابْتِكَاراً عَبْقَرِيَّا

    which creates glory anew

    with the originality of genius,

  9. يَلبَسُ الرِّفْعَة لبْساً

    حَسَبِيّاً نَسَبِيَّا

    wearing eminence in a manner

    befitting ancestral honor and lineage.'

  10. يَا رِفَاقَ الخَيْرِ هَذَا

    نَبَأٌ سَرَّ وَأَحْيَا

    O companions of goodness, this

    is news that gladdened and gave new life.

  11. أَنْشِدُوا وَأَعْيُنُ تُحَيِّي

    رُتْبَةَ المَجْدِ وَيَحْيَى

    Sing, while eyes salute

    the rank of glory and Yahya.