1. We ask her which homelands hosted her,
And in which lands did she settle and reside,

2. What would she have gestured to us in farewell
With the palms of her hands in departure?

3. But destiny has turned her away.
So the heart's consolation turned away when she turned.

4. The eyes of her lovers ignited in passion,
While the eyes of her enviers have been brought low.

5. When we were parted I turned away at his call,
But when he called her, she inclined to him in obedience.

6. Never did I see anyone truer to a vow,
Nor anyone like her who cared not for mine own vows.

7. Yearning has pierced with the arrows of separation
One who fell prostrated before her when she let arrows fly.

8. Had she but slightly deflected her arrows from him,
She'd not have killed with her piercing arrows and shafts.

9. It is as if tears upon her are the blow of a smooth spear
Whenever the doves in the leafy abode sang their song.

10. If my eyelids thirst to weep,
My eyes have drunk blood and are fully sated.

11. May Allah's peace be upon her - but where did she alight?
Where is her house now settled and secured?

12. A stranger with unknown banners, obscured dwellings -
If shadows befall her steed among the throng, she is lost.

13. If a band upon the wilderness calls out,
She responds to the band's call therein and guides them straight.

14. I accosted her while night donned its black gown
And Canopus in the horizon as she descended.

15. With a belly full and life-giving provisions,
Securing the secret conversation if darkness befalls the band.

16. High aspirations halfway up the bridal, as if
Her phantom form takes flight from her foe.

17. To where bounty is found easy to attain
And betterment alights for whom she descends.

18. To the best man whose justice equips governance
And firmly installs the standards of guidance - so she alighted.

19. Hubaish, Hubaish son of good omen - by his hand
The ropes of religion are tied until they are strengthened.

20. And were it not for Abu-l-Layth the sublime hero
The means of guidance had crumbled and collapsed.

21. He shored up the pillar of religion in its position
Though nights have drained it and risen over it.

22. And he called out loudly and the lofty responded to his call
Were another to summon the eminent they would be silent.

23. By his wisdom everything flourished,
And by the shade of his wings everything is sheltered.

24. He revived the way of justice after its loss
And paved the pathways of bounty after their ruin.

25. By the ups and downs of fate shall his vengeance twist
If calamities befall humanity and become severe!

26. And he rewards you with goodness if you have done good
He pardons a grave sin if you happen to slip.

27. He mends the discord of those who boast of his bounty
If the affairs should afflict with severity and pain.

28. A lofty and acute-minded hero harvesting strength
If complex affairs should shade with darkness and gloom.

29. Whenever the gloomy thoughts don their veil,
His illumination therein shines through and reveals.

30. By him were the darknesses lifted from us and turned away -
The robes of injustice covering us faded and wore thin.

31. My lord mounts his lively purebred courser
When hearts once filled with passion become inclined.

32. Uplifted though burdened - tackling it,
Though within it severe events intensify.

33. Days obey and revere him, refusing
All others whom they spurn and deny.

34. For him, every day has composed glory
And scattered dew between the noble and lowly.

35. Abu-l-Layth, were it not for you the dew would disperse
And events take what they desire.

36. The heart of fate fears your grip
Its breast constricts with fright trembling within.

37. You have descended from enduring glory
To settle the heights heaping glory upon them.

38. Congratulations to Tanukh for they are the best clan
If the noble houses are counted and listed!

39. You are the wisest among them - to you
The living bow down small showing humility.

40. May God establish eternal glory for Tanukh
With weight pressing down that which persists!

41. If the dreams of people are weighed against your wisdom,
Yours will tip the scales lighter and float high above.

42. Whenever the hand of fate extends its fingertips to you
With events you've never had and paralyzes!

43. And if an era's crises befall a folk,
You let the blood of the afflicted therein flow and appear.

44. When we mounted steeds riding out towards you, we feared no
Stumbling, ghosts, or terror on our way.