1. How many nights has sleep evaded me,
When the slender gazelle kept me company,

2. Scented with musk, his cloak trailing gracefully,
Like letters embroidered on a silken dress.

3. Though his words be foreign, their charm intoxicates,
Like the swaying of his slender waist enthralles.

4. More subtle than rare poetry, more gentle
Than a bubbling brook, a pleasure to behold.

5. Meanings of wondrous beauty, as though they were
Verses of faith recited and extolled.

6. Each mighty thing belittled in God's glory,
Though perched at the precipice of death's reward.

7. Around his throne gathered kings of renown
Like stars encircling the noonday sun.

8. Were you to meet the son of Hayjaa's age,
You'd see how time's reins are jerked and pulled.

9. Bold and reckless, a lion in a storm,
A rain cloud and piercing lightning bolt unfurled.

10. The call to praise sings your name,
The cry of victory shouts your name to the world.

11. Through you, faith and nobility are reunited,
While hatred and wealth never reconcile.