وَأَخٍ نَداهُ نَدىً لَذيذُ المَشرَبِ

وَأَخٍ نَداهُ نَدىً لَذيذُ المَشرَبِ

إِن فاضَ فاضَ بِنائِلٍ مُستَعذِبِ

إِن فاضَ فاضَ بِنائِلٍ مُستَعذِبِ

And a brother whose generosity is dew, sweet to drink;

A brother who called me with a sweet, delicious call

If he overflows, he overflows with sweet-tasting bounty.

If it overflows, it overflows with fresh, pure water

حُلوٌ إِذا اِستَطعَمتَهُ في مَجلِسٍ

حُلوٌ إِذا اِستَطعَمتَهُ في مَجلِسٍ

مِرٌّ إِذا ما ذُقتَهُ في مَوكِبِ

مِرٌّ إِذا ما ذُقتَهُ في مَوكِبِ

Sweet when you sample him in a gathering;

Sweet when you taste it in a gathering

Bitter when you taste him in a procession.

Bitter when you taste it in a caravan

وَأَغَرَّ يَنزَعُ دِرعَهُ عَن ضَيغَمٍ

وَأَغَرَّ يَنزَعُ دِرعَهُ عَن ضَيغَمٍ

وَيُحَلِّ عِقدَ لِثامِهِ عَن كَوكَبِ

وَيُحَلِّ عِقدَ لِثامِهِ عَن كَوكَبِ

And a radiant man who sheds his armor to reveal a lion,

He provoked me to remove my armor from my body

And loosens his face-veil’s knot to reveal a star.

And to untie the knot of my veil from my star

فَليَبقَ لِلدُنيا الَّتي ما مِثلُهُ

فَليَبقَ لِلدُنيا الَّتي ما مِثلُهُ

في مَشرِقٍ مِنها وَلا في مَغرِبِ

في مَشرِقٍ مِنها وَلا في مَغرِبِ

So may he live on for the world, which has no equal to him

So let this world that has no equal

In its east, nor in its west.

Remain, neither in its east nor in its west