1. O lone splendor and polestar of glories,
You scaled the stars in your lofty ascent.

2. You shone like the sun in delight and brilliance.
The years draw near while the goal stays distant.

3. That which you have attained, description falls short of,
Of beautiful adornment and the prime of youth.

4. Virtues that even glories fall short of
In their beauty, the essence of noble traits.

5. And the time of your rule is a happier time to come
With faces of acceptance and welcome.

6. We enjoyed in it a night of intimacy
That introduced us to the noblest acts of grace.

7. I cannot forget the kindness and beauty of it
That interceded for me with an all-encompassing grace.

8. And it gratified my hearing and hands with melody,
A melody that pleased me and delighted my mind,

9. The voice of a singer accompanying the strumming of a lute
That gives entertainment without needing to be asked.

10. Its lute speaks without a tongue
With the hidden meanings of the soul without utterance.

11. Melodies are transmitted from Al-Marrini
And it is connected to Al-Mawsili.

12. And how many a dancer sways gracefully
Like a rod bending in its container.

13. He sways in rapture, his side bent
Like a gazelle in the hand of the morning breeze.

14. And it lit candles whose stars
Shine when they wane towards fullness.

15. All our hearts were occupied with it
All our bodies were captives to its flames

16. And it seemed that what fell from it
Were the flowers of the meadow in the shade.

17. I cannot fully describe what I hoped
To capture of its beauty in my poetry and improvisation.

18. So accept my apology, I am indeed
Independent in spirit and wealth before it.

19. I still hope for your gracious favor,
And you have acceptance and ample space.

20. You attained all good for everyone,
You got what you sought of hopes.