1. Are they stars of a garden or stars of the sky?
Their radiance has unveiled the darkness of gloom.

2. They shone in the garments of darkness and stared
With envy at the stars of Gemini.

3. On the shoulders of every cloak they were arranged
Tall as the erect Al-Sa'dan jar.

4. A body firm as rock in the solidity of its bulk
And eyelids flowing with tears like springs.

5. Her tears flow as her face smiles
Remaining between a smile and crying.

6. She cries for her estrangement but smiles when
Each evening she stands before the Sultan.

7. The righteous king whose precincts
Are a cave for delegations and a Kaaba for the destitute.

8. A king whose justice and generosity
Have concealed the achievements of the caliphates.

9. He remains lofty on the horizon of felicity
Above the galaxy in glory and eminence.