1. My beloved's absence is unbearable, his dwelling is far
When the home is far, how can it be near his home?

2. So tears stream from the pearls of my eyes
And the fire of longing burns within my ribs

3. The longing of an ardent lover has increased
Youth is accustomed to being imperious

4. What is the state of one whose excuse is not accepted
When youthfulness corrupts his chastity among the virgins

5. Sa'ada began to deviate from making him happy
And the lights began to flirt with the brilliance of their glow

6. While he who is streaked with grey suits his time
And his greyness matches his dignity

7. If you dislike the union with an old man, his
Hoariness condemned him before his prime

8. Many a rosy cheek in seclusion is appointed
The night of perfection though its guide shone

9. I revealed my secret need to the wine-pourer
But his forbearance and dignity refused it

10. We frolic in the joy of cheerfulness and its delight
Without the sin of mixing and its shame

11. And many a tavern has winked at my desire
Where its bartender acknowledges us with his eyelids

12. I came upon him in the springtime and passions
Had overflown in him and his rivers gushed forth

13. The meadow woven by the breaths of morning breeze
Its trees watered by the tinkling of dew

14. It dazzled with its violet and its rose beamed
Its anemones appeared and its blossoms shone

15. It remains flowering in gardens, its blossoms
Gleaming in its branches, its lights

16. In the midst of crystal glasses, wine sparkled
And its bouquet perfumed the mixing

17. I imagined its nights had melted in the cups
And its freshness melted away

18. Borne by one wearing fine garments
Adorned by a sash embellishing his attire

19. His songs were melodious, his instruments gloomy
His strings lyrical and his chords euphonious

20. The eloquence of the tunes speaks
Like the buzzing of wasps over chosen nectar

21. With the excellent poetry of Sat’li
Whose verses extolled Muhammad

22. His sublime qualities seemed like
Pearls scattered over the companions

23. The youth acted as he did in the alleys of passion
His deviation from the madness of love was never little

24. Until old age afflicted him and denied
The pleasures of passion and loosened his bonds

25. So he corrected his mistakes with repentance
And may his Forgiving Lord forgive his sins

26. Verily Al-’Atiq have an honorable lineage
A noble house, its branches and carpenters

27. A house built with virtues, its praise in
Muhammad son of Ma’mar and its construction

28. I was tempted by the wideness of his shirt as if
Its buttons were knotted on the moon itself

29. Blessed by good fortune, success empowered him
Both his hands being his right and left

30. A shining forehead as if it were
The hilt of a polished sword and its scabbard

31. His rising and resting are equal in
Benevolence, his night and day

32. His right hand planted the sapling of generosity
A tree whose fruits are sweet for the picker

33. His obedience may allow pride
When he enjoys scattering the pearls of wealth

34. And the reward of his left hand doubles its reward
And the oppression of time is insignificant to his neighbor

35. Generosity is of his traits and nature
And favors are his clothes and banner

36. The star is hot so its pursuit is unbearable
The sword angry so its dust cannot be cut

37. With his leadership of Azd, his lineage is honored
And Khuza’a, his pride is pure

38. The glory ascending its zenith and increase
Is in Muhammad, his Atiq, and Nazar

39. In Muhammad son of Abu Al-Mu’ammar, all of him
His core, essence, and his best

40. Among the Azd whose deeds
In righteous acts show clear traces

41. They were the kings of the Jahiliyyah who secured
The possession of the faith collecting its regions

42. Through them God strengthened the religion of His Messenger
And chose them as the elite of His Prophet

43. They defended Islam between their homes
A refuge for the Prophet, so they are all his helpers

44. He stayed empowered and safe amongst them
When the desertion of the disbelievers pursued him

45. Until he passed away and so his grave
Remained in their homes, visited by pilgrims

46. This suffices them in honor that
None can deny it through any plot

47. An honor that they most rightfully deserve
Who preferred the deeds of their ancestors

48. He is generous with his gut and spends his money
And avoids the actions of faults and defects

49. Like Muhammad who attained perfection and so
His declaration when his secrets were pure

50. He is praised for his action and avoids
Those whose abundance sufficed their effort

51. The heart cannot praise a man
If the exclusivity of righteousness does not embrace him

52. Demand persistently, O Abu Abdillah, the Sodad
Accumulated for others which its like is not seen

53. And be felicitous for a month whose fast you performed
And the dusk of another righteous person you broke fast with