1. With it he observed his times
In the far east and the farthest west

2. It contains the mansions of the horizon, yet
It limited its houses to the path of Scorpio

3. A maiden alluring with her veil, she is veiled
From prying eyes with a gilded veil

4. As if the dancer in it did not
Take off her finery to the pleasing music

5. Eastern in origin, yet
She has worn the garb of European beauty

6. She carried in the time of Al-Rashid a gift
For the King of Rome, Charlemagne the Victorious