1. Greetings to you, my longing for you is long
And my heart loves none but you in the desert

2. Greetings that spread their fragrance more than musk
May it reach you and your family, O masters of the Arabs

3. I have come to you as a servant on a visit
Hoping to fulfill my duty to you, as is proper

4. So favor this humble servant with a prayer
Through which I may attain a good end after the war

5. My desire was to meet you on
A noble carpet, mighty in war during its fury

6. I did not expect to see my master as
I saw, no! By God, what misfortunes bring

7. So patience for the judgment of God which rewards
For God's reward comes after hardship