1. O you whose cheek is like a rose
Whose branch sways gently as it grows

2. Why don't you come closer, don't be shy
Let's talk and laugh, don't pass me by

3. You always shun me and keep away
While my heart yearns for you each day

4. My passion is intense, come set it free
Since your aloofness brought tears to me

5. Love found me bitter till it was you
Who sweetened it, as sweet hearts do

6. In my soul, the pain of your disdain
Torments the lover, gives him pain

7. O you whose absence caused despair
Come back, don't leave me in bleak air

8. Give me back my heart, or at least
Return the trust, which you released

9. O you whose day passing by me
At Jordan River, I wish to see

10. The meadows lush, the waters pure
Dew drops shine on daisies demure

11. With violets too, our hands could meet
To pick them while their fragrance is sweet

12. The breeze is scented, mist is light
The branches dance at the sight

13. The sun hides behind clouds now and then
The weather is blue, then grey again

14. To spend each dawn, each dusk this way
Going, returning, night and day

15. Only a lifelong friend would bear
Always waiting, full of care

16. A king whose glory fills the sky
Whose might makes stars and fate comply

17. With endless bounty he provides
His being has no bounds beside

18. Protector of the truth is he
Lofty summit of nobility

19. A lion in wars when must be fought
With claws like swords that strike with thought

20. To his mind no equal can pretend
While to his foes he will not bend

21. His justice makes the water clear
His wisdom has no hint of fear

22. To aid those in need each day he vies
With fresh generosity that never dries

23. He gives openly, hides nor restrains
Promises he keeps, neglects no claims

24. The caliphate he grew and tended
With counsel and affection splendid

25. O lion, helper of its might
O arm, sustaining its great weight

26. What kingdom could remain upright
What border safe without your might?

27. People's love for him is line wine
They swarm him like bees round honey's shrine

28. O you whose army none can best
Nor defeat when you put it to test

29. Your politics and clever wit
Are the secret of the throne's benefit

30. If you equal one man in repute
A hundred you surpass in astute

31. You lasted while spring winds died down
And summer cooled from being too warm

32. You are the lion's claw, his aid
Yes, and his arm, strong and steeled

33. So which king can your work ignore?
What weakness leave uninsured?

34. O you whose nature is elation
Like wine that gladdens a nation

35. O you who route an army alone
While safety you always postpone

36. From you the throne seeks its course
You are its resource and main force

37. If you gained one lofty acclaim
A hundred more would be your claim