1. A thousand gardens of roses is this cheek
Or a beauty mark on a slender graceful neck

2. With sweet charm that killed
Its lovers with bitter aloofness

3. Who doesn't like her coquetry
Until he dies of lovesickness

4. I would sacrifice myself for her even if she wanted
My heart and all I possess

5. A Damascene with her eyes, she's a houri
Outshining the glances of the wild cows and deer

6. What unveiled her charm, that seducer
Except the whiteness of her serene forehead

7. They told us, and Damascus is her home
That her eyelids' down is Indian

8. So I knew that God sent her
To humiliate, lead astray or guide

9. Her beauty spot shone upon us that we may see
A human sun on the cheek

10. By her life, by her life I swear
With my chest and all I have

11. I will bring my mouth closer to her mouth
And my cheek to her soft one

12. Even if her protector flies into rage
And settles between her tents and my grave

13. O mistress of anklet and necklace
And my princess in union and separation

14. In fire or in light, is your beauty mark?
Or in a meadow of rosy red cheek

15. Be proud and boast, O Peerless One
By God, you have no peer at all

16. Through you, cheeks outshine their sisters
And all the rose-bearers

17. Like Damascus outshines all capitals
Through Abdel Qader, the unique hero

18. Whose blades crave only
The heads of the brave lions

19. His steeds when thirsty can hardly be watered
Except by blood of lions

20. Where white swords flutter
In the meadow of cheeks with rosy symbol

21. The descendant of Taha by his traits
A fresh fragrant basil of eternity

22. Seeking nothing by his battles
Except the Creator's consent

23. The prince's gaze is focused
On the Lord of Qana, not on the lady of necklace

24. He who grants war booty yet accepts
Only gratitude and praise

25. He who safeguards affection for him
In distance and nearness

26. He called upon him to bring rain from the clouds
And the Lord shows tenderness to His servant

27. His authority restricted by his mercy
His help unlimited and unbounded

28. As if God's soul is in his mouth
Giving life and death as He wills

29. O best of those who prayed, fasted and stood
The night vigil in heat and as servant

30. You magnified the supreme moon for us
A respite from the essence of the Mahdi

31. So submit to her and us and threaten
The feast of existence and star of fortune

32. For all feasts of the world are pearls
Strung for you like a necklace

33. And thank the moon of fasting's crescent
In which the Chapter of Praise descended