1. Stars appear in the sky of the council
Their rays tear the veil of shadows

2. A flower that spreads its petals
When darkness lets down its curtains

3. Slender branches show you the charm of a scene
More gorgeous to you than well-dressed slave girls

4. Like twigs except they do not bend
The branches and the flowers are untouched

5. Their bright eyes are aflame so it’s as if
A flower bloomed in a narcissus garden

6. Independent from the shining sun when
Its light was trapped but did not diminish

7. When stars descend you see them
Shepherd the stars tirelessly

8. Their secrets became clear and gloom frowned
They breathed though dawn had not breathed

9. If the wind addresses it, its tongue responds
With a stutter like the tongue of a mute

10. When the breeze threatens it, you see it
Flutter like a fearful, anxious heart

11. In its glance there is depth that if examined
Its identity will not appear unless reflected

12. Wondrously, it shows snippets of its tongue
In good times and lives on when heads roll

13. It was content with sacrificing itself when it assumed
The most noble position in the sultan’s council

14. Of the righteous king whose generosity
Is provision for the wealthy and asset of the bankrupt

15. A sun whose name echoes the shining sun
And the brilliance of his council and lack of blemish

16. He is the owner of the country who with his
Gentleness reaches not by splitting souls

17. He still remains at the peak of fortune wearing
The most noble attire of bliss