1. If my abode could be honored by your presence
Then that would be a favor that cannot be denied

2. For today this servant is in seclusion
In a veiled, commendable retreat of three parts

3. A relaxed, melodious wind; a cheerful, flowing stream
And limbs at pleasant ease - after assemblies that were

4. As al-Walid said, so he could bear witness to them
The lightest of his intimate gatherings is an assembly

5. And the most private of his veiled sessions, a spectacle