1. Come now, my critic, the date palm has borne fruit
Look at its fruits, pure date syrup is puzzled

2. Don't you see palm trees lined on a sandy hill
Swaying gently while irrigated

3. Its branches are clusters and its trunks
Are the apples of Lebanon and ripe pomegranates

4. These are the fruits that remain ripe
So stop blaming me, for whoever loves an orchard

5. When he approaches it, his soul is elated
As if his breaths were a spirit and sweet basil

6. I glorify God in awe of His image
When it sings, as if eyelids and teeth were shining

7. I wept in His presence out of fear of separation
Knowing that after union, estrangement is sure to follow

8. It's as if He were a heavenly houris bringing good news
Of mercy and pleasure for me from Him as welcome

9. The most noble king, of few but precious words, for him
There are virtues that fill the world with kindness

10. His benevolence is hoped for and his wrath is not feared
Except when knights clash in battle

11. There he captures heroes with might
As if he were the falcon and heroes frightened sparrows

12. The faces of enemies have paled, O King of Armenia
Franks and Kurds all cower before you

13. Hot tempered yet this sea remains an obstacle
Overflowing in each of its turbulent depths

14. A sea that overflows with precious pearls for the capable
Yet for the commoners is a deluge

15. Enough of you, O Bani Shadhi, your affairs
A king who to his enemies submits in humiliation

16. He adorns the swords of oath-breakers with their necks
As their heads become crowns for spears of battle

17. He wages war as deaths become articulated
On the beaks of vultures, vulture over vulture

18. He has accustomed the birds to habits, trusting them
On days of strife, they are food and feeders

19. With steadfast opinion, self-reliant in solitude
From men, stout of heart and vigilant

20. With the most noble, Islam was exalted and faith rose high
While crosses were lowered in humiliation

21. Whenever he raised his sword in war, he cut sinews
And souls departed from bodies

22. With resolve that splits solid deaf rock and determination
That cannot be matched, whether pleased or tired

23. Blessed of face, auspicious is his leadership
As if his face were good fortune and faith

24. When my time betrayed me with its pitfalls
I called out, "You are not time, but torment!"

25. My comfort left me discomforted while I
Remain in the company of regrets, regretting

26. How many bosom friends that were unkind to me
So a friend is like an enemy, and brothers traitors

27. Some have claimed poetry yet they don't have
A single day's proof for their claim

28. We were distinguished while they were imposters
Yet they persisted as imposters while I was judicious in my chest

29. I will go to a king whose generosity exhausted petitions
That none before had attained, not even the pleading morning star

30. Giver of thousands and spender of thousands with no
Reluctance when the fires of war are ignited

31. Until I return while my enviers say, "He has been
Enriched with grace and wealth, what a youth!"

32. O king, embrace Islam, live long, be prosperous, let blood
Flow, for pilgrims have not ceased circumambulating God's House

33. And live long as Noah lived and attain the extent
Of kingdom that Solomon attained long ago