1. The lovelorn have woken though love caused them no waking,
And longing in the love-smitten is increased, so they wander free.

2. Love's secrets then appeared, and multiplied,
The skinny camels, like ships, kneel en masse.

3. With kohl-darkened eyelids raised, and white
Young Gazelles deposited, shining bright.

4. From every languid, heavy-lidded beauty,
Sweeter than sweetest nectar and salt.

5. Those who forbid have kept us from farewells, and your
Tears were almost shed pouring in floods.

6. We'd sacrifice ourselves for them, from any spite,
When the camel-rider takes them, roaming the stony ground.

7. Destiny has torn us apart, and love has made
In hearts a home, and a stage on which to prance.

8. How can I stay still, a love-sick,
Restless man, when my loved ones are sent away?

9. How good was our life before we were parted
And time had not cast us and the clan of Umra far.

10. The deer's playgrounds lit by fever's lightning
Contain does, spotted beauties briskly bounding.

11. Of every free, white-skinned gazelle, smooth
And finer than the softest silk brocade.

12. My friend, I wish, perhaps by wishing
I'll find some comfort for my wishing's sake.

13. And I'm charged with guarding the herd, whenever
The wild doves in the bushes coo their call.

14. The wind that blows my agony, I wish for its breeze to blow,
The lightning that shows my pain, I wish for it to flash and show.

15. Were the distance between us but an isthmus I could cross,
I'd traverse it in a night, despite its perils, to my love I'd go.

16. I'd wrap myself in the darkness of night,
And see by day the poison herbs as my comfort.

17. Like a man who has consoled his spirit's worries,
And fulfilled his needs, and gained rest and relief.

18. And reaching pastures has benefited him, wandering
And finding the ways of noble men has eased him.

19. But I am indecisive, my soul did not incline
To travel away, an ambition my heart does not know.

20. I remained asking from the Bani Nabhan
Favours from some, and favours quickly granted by others.

21. I lodged among them in strongholds established,
In which they had pitched the heights made lofty.

22. Muhammad Son of Abul Hussein has appeared to us
Radiant of hand, or the sun of dawn glittering bright?

23. This is Abul Abdillah, his state is like
A cloud, but I see him more generous by far.

24. I saw him crowned with a radiant light, garlanded,
Belt-bound, and robed, and finely embroidered.

25. The rain clouds of his rest poured down showers
That filled the valleys, his flood and the ponds.

26. In his presence is the pasture of requests, grazed
When the meadows grow green, bleating goats bound.

27. And when a man is deprived of success due to need,
He fulfills his needs and grants him success.

28. Delegations find in his presence a glowing face,
An outstretched hand, and a chest made spacious.

29. The visiting delegations found your noble self
More hospitable, bounteous for descent and rest.

30. Your traits of generosity and freshness
Left the riders of delegations deprived of rest.

31. The enemy was outshone and choked with anguish at you,
While your justice delighted the loyal friend.

32. You gained glorious honour undisputed,
And preserved the clear lineage with truth.

33. You were generous, honoured and revered,
So none could criticise or cast doubt.

34. Your exaltedness protected the glorious Ghassan
With strength and rationality, so time could not impact.

35. To protect the Azd, their prestigious ancestors,
For their prophet they were most honourable and loyal.

36. They are like lions over falcons, grey-haired yet
Mounting the solid-hoofed steeds.

37. Muhammad Son of Abul Hussein, the clear truth
About your merit has come openly declared.

38. You are the true one named in every good deed,
And it is right you are praised and your worth proclaimed.

39. You are the one who spends his wealth freely,
And considers giving your virtue and comfort.

40. Clemancy is your habit towards sinners, as though
You choose to be wronged and quietly forgive.

41. If I weighed you against the righteous in virtue
You would be lighter, and outweigh the scale.

42. A rival to you in generosity and excellence,
When he saw you atop the pinnacle, withdrew.

43. He mistook you for the shining moon, perceiving
The beauty of your face, he glorified and extolled.

44. May your abode remain, safe and secure,
A prosperous and brimming land that you hold.

45. And may you remain granted from things whatever
Most appealed to you and was best for you.