1. Glory and might are yours, O Bilal
The broken heart almost takes flight

2. You have conquered thousands in asceticism, while we are all
Poor towards a single drop of what you have gained

3. If this necklace is like a crown in value
Then you deserve the titles of kings

4. And wealth is but a sign of status in the world
So wherever you see it, the position is dangerous

5. And if there was a link between merit and status
Thrones and palaces would crumble and fall

6. So O Bilal, do not despair, for many a crowned one
Is like you, just a pulpit and a bed

7. You are not ignorant of the measures of things
The likes of you among the articulate are many

8. If eloquent speech has eluded you, as you see
Still your share of the heart's utterance is plentiful

9. You have fulfilled the covenant of a friend, while
No scoundrel or villain has kept a friend's covenant

10. So live silent, content with your lot, glad
That speech is but harm and evils

11. It is misguidance for a person to see merit in himself
While his contribution to noble deeds is little

12. A person is only his sincerity and loyalty
After that, every great one is small

13. Of what use is a person's eloquence
If his conscience is devoid of truthful speech?

14. I praise you O Bilal, because I am a poet
And you are well able to reward

15. If you knew what I say, you would feed me
What no prince has fed the praisers