1. What rhyme schemes charm their composer
That steal hearts with their gentle cadence

2. Protected yet giving freely of themselves
The finest made and most brilliant

3. Neglected brides without peer
The finest made and most brilliant

4. And the generosity of nobles brought them forth
While the stinginess of the ignoble burns them

5. Journey to glory ahead of the caravan
Freed from restraint, unfettered and loose

6. If my praises drive you mad
I have arrows that tear them apart

7. Wandering in lands whenever we parted
I saw only the wise distinguishing them

8. As for Ibn Fahd, I came upon
Sources he had not polished to a sheen

9. Skills compose praises like
Lights the shyness of dawn cracks open

10. Asking him one morning about
Rhyme schemes for which he yearned

11. Yet whenever one travelled to him
He turned away though he glimpsed it

12. Strange ones he named disdain but
The disdain of the noble still troubles them

13. I love no other and will not
Wilt their brocade or impugn it

14. I will soon sense the beauty of
Patience - may God grant it to them