1. She came at night, her train trailing behind
Her face, the perfect full moon of darkness

2. My heart melted when our eyes met
And slipped from her waving scarf

3. A gazelle weaving the chill of love for me
With a glance lined with kohl when it glanced

4. It wounded my heart but the wound
Was from the dew of her mouth that heals

5. No rose in its buds flourishes
Like her cheeks when they know no shame

6. The bashfulness of her face is like a pendant
And the sun when it sets in glory

7. If the sun of morning shone
Among the stars, it would be eclipsed

8. I denied among the people my love for her
But it is evident and does not disappear

9. Her tribe did not tell of her beauty
Except that she is perfection embodied

10. One who does not hoard wealth distracts me
From describing her with praise

11. That is Ibrahim, sea of nobility
Our friend known to all

12. What is hoped is that the best of times befall us
Or the worst of affairs be solved

13. So his merit, from his father, is as
It was from his grandfather, it is said

14. His glory, from his ancestors, is established
And his nature perfected with it

15. Ever in power and in abundance
With increase, whenever the night clouds pour