1. With every oath to mankind and the left
Your hands when they rest for bliss

2. Two clouds that do not withhold the dew
Quarrelling over the fortunate, what quarrel is it

3. And the rain is not closer than you to one hopeful
And more generous with water than your hands with wealth

4. And it is not only gifts you grant
But gifts stuffed with bounties

5. You qualified me for praise then affirmed me
So I returned with two honors combined for me

6. And you granted kindness so I promised thankfulness
We both swore allegiance, dressed in allegiance

7. And I am but a meadow of praise so whenever
An act watered it, it blossomed with poetry

8. Masterpieces adorned with embroidery like the cheeks
Of beauties adorned with the lines of kohl

9. And its letters appear in black attire
As crests, else they are white pearls

10. And if we did not move you with fine speech
You refused to start except with fine deeds

11. And the sun, its light is not veiled by any means
Nor do the clouds give its pearls by asking

12. If my days return short, I have soared
With hopes to it extended

13. To a king before whom other kings stand
Humbled before him at every example

14. The wing of glory, whenever it rises ascending
And circles glory, increases the span of its shadows

15. It makes the crescents hopeful of his generosity
So the light of each crescent grows hopeful

16. And however full its disk becomes
Incompletion seizes it after perfection

17. So who is this among the celestial bodies whose deeds
Are concerned by the schemes of envious ones

18. Unsheathe to the enemy the edge of the swords for your
Enemy is killed without fighting

19. I saw my measly self compared to you in the world
The measure of one measuring an ocean with a cup

20. When the steed of thought increased in contemplation
Your attributes increased its range

21. Your nights are days of bliss for the people
And other people's days are nights

22. So one without the caliphate became in the morning
A sword for a day of execution or dispute