1. For Allah, I have a songbird I was blessed with
How sweet are her pillows and how fragrant her mouth

2. She traveled and the planet of her cheek is silver
So I kissed it until it kissed back when

3. And I kept the secret of being with her so it spread
The traces of that kiss taught when they educated

4. Today my heart is not weary in the worn out chest
Fearful, nor is my longing for the cold beloved

5. Woe to parting, it did not shed tears
But shed blood and deprived tranquil sleep

6. What is upon me when I am not the first poet
Who loved rhyming when my blood was gifted wine

7. And my youth was limited to the pupils of temptation
And I sought with praise the greatest Imam

8. The master of Sharia, the might of the religion whom
Damascus through him became gardens with landmarks

9. A just ruler whom Allah made righteous
And shows mercy to the needy and forbids the sinner

10. He has a long hand that pours when extended
Pearls and on days of peace it rains blessings

11. And a brilliance that if I was one who believed
In the myth of astrology I would have said an astrologer

12. O best of those who gave and most eloquent of those who narrated
And firmest of those who pulled the rope and belonged

13. I do not praise al-Qal'i except as a sinner
Who corrupted the country with his oppression and injustice

14. Issuing fatwas without knowledge and washing
His hands with soil when he prays and lying while sacred

15. And says the word of Allah is created and does not
Accept one who made adultery forbidden

16. And with him is a gang of the people of Lot
Who destroyed him with the destruction of the blood-shedders

17. And with all these major sins he stands
Haughtily, arrogantly, boastfully

18. Should we be satisfied with the likes of this and the sun's satisfaction
From the ruler of the world and sovereign of the sky

19. Cast him away from us to the curse of his Lord
For the likes of him Allah created hell

20. And surrender the rule to a noble, virtuous, excellent judge
Who does not leave the despicable ignoramus empowered