1. You have conquered my heart, so rule it justly
I ransom you from any master and any ruler

2. The night grows weary of my vigils for you
O night, and my returning bouts of lovesickness

3. My eyes shed their tears profusely
For a time that was fleeting and did not last

4. The memory of his days excites me
To nights of our union that have passed

5. Grant my eyes an apparition of you in my dreams
For were it not for their fantasy I would not sleep

6. She swore she would not let her imagination
Find rest on my eyelids, and she was true to her oath

7. O you who blame me, pretending to advise me
As if advice could be free of accusation

8. He blames me for love, but I reckon
Had he tasted what I tasted, he would not blame

9. Spare me censure for loving an unjust woman
My heart cannot be free of pain for her

10. It is her nature to spurn union with me
Awake and in dreams she withholds her affection

11. If she is miserly, generosity is my nature
And if she betrays, fidelity is my way

12. How many a night I spend tossing sleepless
Sipping the cool draught of her mouth and her wrap

13. I mingle my complaint with submission to her
And the tears from my eyes flow copiously like my blood

14. Not to mention the perfume of her words, infusing
Steadily through her lips as she speaks

15. Her swaying figure, perfectly ripened
Her agreeable nature, pure intoxication

16. Her cheek knows no shame from reproach
And her lover's heart no hurt or blame

17. The outstretched hand is most generous in giving
On a day of bounty, rather than a miser's fist

18. God's Regent, heir of the Prophet's mantle and signet
And sword, ruler of the nations

19. Who restored the unity of Islam, which would otherwise
Have remained divided

20. And spread justice among the people, equitably
Distributing sustenance by sword and pen

21. The Imam to whom those who oppose
God also oppose, shunning the easy path

22. Defender of the realm with bright Indian swords
And white blades, polished, straight and sharp

23. His hands mete out lifespans and sustenance among the people
With justice, by sword and by pen

24. Most generous is he who extends a hand
And best strives who walks the straight path

25. His beneficence encompasses all lands, so that
None are deprived in his era, save the non-existent

26. He alleviates every hopeful person's needs
And pardons every sinner

27. His whiteness disdains sheaths, as he unsheathes
His blades from the scabbards of mischief and blame

28. A fierce lion of glorious Hashim
Who makes even the fierce lions recoil in dread

29. Branches of glory whose achievements
Tower from the loftiest branches and summits

30. Clearing every blemished lineage of shame
And purifying every sullied name

31. Bright of visage, the sheen of his smile
Dispels the darkness of gloom in his discourse

32. True to their pacts when other men
Fail in their sworn obligations

33. Striking the enemy cavalry in raids
And feeding the needy in hard times

34. Neighbors of Allah's Holy House whom
All hold in esteem, the eminent of the Sanctuary

35. The Resplendent One endowed them with sublime
Aspiration and ambition for the highest summits

36. God appointed him over the affairs of His nation
And spared it from the blows of fate's tyrannies

37. He repelled the evil of enemies with the sharp blades
Of his terrible might and ruthless resolve

38. So he was the best defender of the faith
And God the Best of those who avenge

39. I turned to him thirsty and he gave me to drink
From his copious pools and overflowing rain

40. I drew near him and my hopes
Plunged into an ocean of generosity, surging

41. I clung to him, grasping a bond
From God that will never be severed

42. And a pact that if an impetuous youth were to violate
He still would not reach old age

43. So treat it as a bride, following in the custom
Of her righteous ancestresses in benevolence

44. A virgin never matched in nobility
Not even by Zuheir in his day, despite his age

45. Bringing news of victories, carrying
Unprecedented tidings never voiced before

46. So follow their course, for they are
The conceptions of barren minds now fruitful

47. And meet him with blessings of new life
Bestowing upon you from him the garb of blessings

48. Celebrate and feast and be ready to defend
The oppressed weak, and to heal the wounded spirit