1. This is the fever of sand, and that is its refuge
So wonder at us scattering what we find

2. Be happy my friend, for the infatuated
Must have one who makes him happy

3. And blame the young man for telling of love
Even if sleep rests between my ribs

4. My promise to him occurs in his gardens
Swaying, sweetly built, bending

5. He glances with eyes that killed his lover
Dear to the lion of the den is his revenge

6. Sickly are the eyes that saw Babylon
At night she told him true stories, authentic in their transmission

7. In his pearl-like mouth is a treasure of gems
Scorpions of the cheeks lie in wait for him

8. I fear to embrace his slender waist
At times from weakness I envy him

9. He accepts the toothstick smiling
Protecting the slender stature its path

10. Oh sleepy eyes, a youth has slumbered
Who would attain glory if he took a step

11. Oh denier, you poured my blood into its hatred
Admit your sin, so how can you deny it?

12. Were it not for passion, you would have found me
Most valiant, difficult to subdue

13. I supported the beauty and sultan of the world
Abdul Hamid, his Lord is his helper

14. He unsheathes the swords of God when he undresses
And looses the arrows when he reddens them

15. From the covenant of God is his lofty crown
Greatest with the crown of the Majestic is his crowning

16. The kings have submitted to him in awe
So he leads each stubborn rebel

17. He remains victorious over his enemies
Ripping their skulls with his lance

18. He ruled over us with justice and fairness
For every oppressed who came seeking his help

19. Abdul Latif, that noble one who
Seeks help from the generous one who helps him

20. And the just ruler whom with his opinion
The kingdom was paved and its pillars erected

21. Oh you who attain the glory of highness and happiness
Outstripping the seekers in their term

22. Good tidings to the people of Karbala, for they
Won the noble cock, it's coronet adorned

23. The torrents, when they flow into their river
Their worries are washed away, praise the one who repels them

24. And compassion for you came to me, the like of which
A loving father never felt for his son

25. And how can the Euphrates disobey you after
Its flow became from your rain its supply?

26. So may God reward you the fullest reward
Of one whose goal was God's satisfaction through his struggle

27. And may you remain in the most stable life
In the shade of the wings of bliss and plenty

28. Your laughter brought beauty to the blossoms and adorned them
Like a necklace of thoughts arranged by my mind

29. You say in the sweetest subtle words
Thanking you for a favor you deserve praise for

30. Abdul Latif brought for us a spring
Like his generosity, quenching the thirst of its course