1. What ails us all, O Messenger
I love her, and your heart is inclined

2. Whenever he whom I send to her returns
He becomes jealous of me and lies in what he says

3. The eyes of the trusted ones have corrupted between us
Alas, their hearts and minds are unwise

4. She complains of what I complain of from the pain of passion towards her
And passion lies where leanness is

5. And when love affects the heart of one who pines
To each eye he is a guide

6. Provide us from the beauty of your face what remains
For the beauty of faces is a state that changes

7. And unite us, we will unite with you in this world
For the stay in it is short

8. Whoever saw her with his eye, desire pulled him towards her
As the yearning of pregnant camels

9. The like of her are you, had you greeted me and become sick
And increased in your sickness

10. We know better, and we asked explicitly
Whether our journey is short or long

11. And much asking is longing
And much answering is justification

12. We have not settled in a place, and if we had settled
Departure from the place would not be possible

13. Whenever the meadow welcomed us we said
Halab is our destination, and you are the way

14. In you are the pasture of our steeds and transports
And to it our provisions and supplies

15. And many are named the prince
And the prince through whom hope is placed

16. Whom you miss east and west
And those facing you call, he does not disappear

17. And with me wherever I went, it's as if
Every face, through my face, had a guarantor

18. And if the lover visited a listening ear
The lover and the beloved ransom him

19. And supporters you give life through your hands
Blessings other than them were killed by it

20. A preceding horse, and a long spear
And a polished, straight sword

21. Whenever the lands of an enemy see the dawn
They say, “Those are the rains, these are the floods”

22. You attack him, his coats of mail are scattered
As the winds scatter the leaves

23. Your horses hunt his horses, hunting the terrified
And take captive the infantry on Thursday

24. And if war turns away, fancy makes his mind believe
That it is due to his frightfulness

25. And if it holds, then time is sound
And if it falters, then time is sick

26. And if his face disappears from a place
Through him, from its flourishing, is a beautiful face

27. None but you O Ali are protectors
Whose sword, for his honor, is unleashed

28. How can Iraq and Egypt not feel safe
While your elite and the horses are below them

29. If you had deviated from the path of the enemies
The jujubes would harness their horses and palm trees

30. And he who is made mighty by your defense of him
Knows that without you he is disgraced and humiliated

31. You are, for life, raiding the Romans
So when is the promise for the return?

32. And beyond the Romans, behind your back, are Romans
So to which of your sides do you incline?

33. The people altogether refrained from striving like you
And the brave, noble ones took it on

34. That which deaths are controlled by
Is what glories are controlled by

35. I will not be pleased that you just be generous
And my time to just see you stingy

36. The distance from you embittered the sweetness of gifts
My land flourishing and my body frail

37. If you take up residence in a home other than my home
And bliss comes to me, you are the source

38. Of my slaves, if you live for me, a thousand infidels
And for me from your help are farms and the Nile valley

39. I care not if misfortunes are cautious of you
Those whose plots and guile ensnare them