1. You, O Shihāb al-Dīn, my brother,
Have a gentler temperament than the breeze.

2. And you have sublime traits, dark as
The luminous stars on a gloomy night.

3. With glories like the stars, lofty and as numerous as the stars.
Hear the words of a devoted man

4. About his sincere, total love:
I make confession to you such as

5. The grateful make to the generous.
So extend to me the rein of my order

6. In comfort, and dispel my worries with it.
And send with it a guide,

7. If the daughter of the vineyards is in want.
Excuse me, for I have let

8. The intimacy of a friend lead to intimacy.