1. A lover who wishes for his soul and procrastinates
About returning to the covenant that he used to know

2. And is aware of the sincerity and affection between them
So he hopes that they will be kind and show affection

3. But they turned away while fully aware that his heart
Is too weak to carry resentment along with love

4. It would be a disgrace for a free man to see his beloved
Wronged, yet turns away his gaze and abandons him

5. And if I died with sorrow for my beloved,
I would not grieve for myself but for you I would grieve

6. And If I knew what pleases you I would not
Refrain from death to please you

7. It is not an obligation for me to mount a sharp sword
To reach you while great effort is required of me

8. My dear ones, why do nights among you
Make the nights go by while they scorn me

9. You believe my opponent in what he claims against me
And you deny what I rightfully deserve and swear it untrue

10. And you dress another in the beauty that I yearn for
And accuse me wrongfully and devalue me

11. By my life, such is the state of one whose luck
Works against him, and misfortune is never just

12. I am content, though he is discontent
Facing the turns of fate from which he cannot escape

13. O time, you have wronged a man in his misfortune
And exceeded such that you are said to be excessive

14. You claimed the sun is more hidden than the stars
And that the earth flows faster than water and is smoother

15. So O days, wait, for I am aware and know
The turns of fate and its cold blows

16. And if I raised one voice, O Ahmad
The horses and men would stand still in awe of you

17. And whoever appeals what I appeal to time against its tyranny
Would be answered by a young man who refuses and disdains

18. When he walks, the land pours canals behind him
For it is nothing but barren and drying

19. And if he said tie them up, the beasts would shake in fear
And the hearts of east and west would tremble and quiver

20. Fate assists him for it is his troops
With which he accomplishes the impossible and is successful

21. Each day the Most High makes an exception for him
Which is linked to another and another in succession

22. We have heard and seen kings but none among them
Were described to possess a merit equal to yours

23. By my life you have been given what no other king deserves
Of power and determination that does not delay

24. And God endowed you with a love from Him
That makes hearts obsessed and passionately love you

25. The flesh of all people trembles when
Your noble face appears like the full moon at its clearest

26. And sights stare while hands cast their weapons
Reaching out longingly to you

27. So no eyelid but is confused by you
And no beloved but aspires to your love

28. Your father named you Ismail and his father approved
And his father Al-Abbas and the grandfather Joseph

29. They are the pride of all above and beneath the soil
The kings of people while time itself was an infant

30. The Most High boasts through them and were it not for their swords
The Most High would not be, nor would pride be known

31. So the pillars of your kingdom will never weaken
For this is how it will remain and will not decline