1. He spread out a bed for spring amongst us
So its sorrows and calm were illuminated

2. And the brides of the sand dunes appeared swaying
In their beauty, perfection and radiance

3. As if the anemones were aflame with yearning for them
Burning from the torment in their souls

4. The narcissus hummed with a glance
Cast in a hue of delicate yellowish black

5. Grieving the crush of roses
Though its roses and wishes were fulfilled

6. The slender myrtle opened from a pearl
That its critic desired from its delicate bend

7. The jasmine was lost in love for it
From its gentle, graceful and tender branches

8. The lilies sang in the soft patches
Of dew, their stems tilting gently

9. Each bent reed bows in greeting and leans toward it
As if it were its dear friend

10. So enjoy, O full moon, the meadows
In their verdant freshness

11. Do not make me, after you, a promise
That harms the lover, his promise, and his distance

12. How often have I slept, shedding tears
While my eyelids poured them on my pillow

13. The crookedness of your cheek blocked the lover’s devotion
Go on, and turn your glances away

14. May God increase your nobility, indeed your patience
Molded you, and your resolve guided you

15. The disease of love for you is blindness
Countless in number, ceaseless in recurrence

16. The returnees are tired of me, and no
Disease makes one weary as constant treatment

17. Just as they wearied of our master’s felicity
And the wretchedness of his envious foes

18. They charted stars, zodiacs and orbits
But God is victorious over their scheming

19. O clouds of gentle dew and heavy rains
And valley amidst rugged peaks

20. He who is accustomed to bounty
As eyelids are accustomed to rest

21. You see subjects bowing to his blessings
As if in worship, their heads bent

22. The awe which terrifies his enemies
Is measured by what pleases and delights him

23. He brings life to wishes by his generosity
While death itself is his sword and steed

24. The brother of forbearance, with his gentle sides
And strong limbs at rest

25. None have we seen but you, of perfect merit
In whom contraries are reconciled

26. You have gained knowledge and distinguished resolve
So God is pleased with your diligence and struggle

27. You have elevated us with command and prohibition
Tenderly, as if we were your children

28. Your humility has brought you honor from God
Though you were lofty, a mountain set apart

29. Endure, O you whose righteous trade has thrived
Among the noble, long has your eminence lasted

30. You eradicate injustice, itself a disease
Which if forgotten will spread corruption

31. Your justice has shaped an orderly age
With no festivals or celebrations

32. In it night and day are equal
As are barn and critic's tongue

33. For this, O peerless one, your merit
Is beyond measure, thus your uniqueness

34. The whisperer of souls said to me
Words that delighted listeners on recital

35. Poetry by Abul Tayyib, who marked an epoch
Your light came, measured in verse, as you desired