1. The dawn of abstinence shone for her, so it deterred her
From the woeful intimacy in the heat of her passion

2. And a brilliant morning misguided her from the night of gloom
While darkness used to guide her to me, cloaked

3. And a separation interceded for me to her for union
Shedding its ornaments and finery to it

4. So for the tender youth whose coolness has misled
And for the gardens of revelry which withered its wantonness

5. It is but the sun which has set for our place of meeting
So it blinded the eyes of the singing girls in its absence

6. The eye of youth, the whiteness of old age has disgraced it
So after that eye, through what eye can I see her?

7. Greetings upon the crack of youth are repeated
And alas for the union of the singing girls, alas

8. And oh, for the abodes of revelry, its practices have weakened
Its songs forgot and their echo muted

9. And the staring of a grim, sorrowful night informed me
Like the full moon when it leaves, its life was announced

10. So those practices were so good and the blowing
Of the morning breeze guiding it to me was so good

11. The roaming of wild beasts in its yards
Remind me of its friendly gatherings

12. And the smiling of loved ones in its sides
Like the blossoming of flowers which spring has clothed in its infancy

13. I called upon the cupbearer of life for her and passion called
And a tear of passion for her poured to quench her

14. I asked for the maidens there fervently
To the extent that the souls of the eyes raced towards their sacrifice

15. And I bid the generous wine every morning to insult
Its wealth and prohibit it for her

16. Lifeless, as if when a star shines, a goblet
Has penetrated its goblet, so it exalted it

17. In the hands of cupbearers like rods of silver
Which have polished the red of rubies, so it extracted its essence

18. And adorned with a sorcery of conversations between us
As if the two captives of Babylon cast it

19. Eloquent words have refrained me, like the son of Hurrah
Preventing my fervent words due to its impact

20. Worthy, when fate insists on departure
To belittle the expanse of earth, its width disappointed

21. I traveled its barren plains and rugged terrain for her
Soon in the wrappings of joy, exultant

22. She stayed at a fertile pasture, compliant land
Which obeyed her resting and submission

23. After the Euphrates emptied, then the following
Of clouds with abundant rain, they collided

24. I inspire her while the night is serene, its veils
Lowered, the ground cannot contain its vastness

25. I ask about its unknown with a guiding star
As if the two eyelids have determined its midst

26. And I revive the souls of the caravan from the death of fatigue
As the night completes its shadowy darkness

27. Mentioning the works of the constructor which have spanned
Over the horizons of the lands, extended its reach

28. And the desolate regions, its deposing tyrant
Like birds of prey roaming its expanse seeking refuge

29. Our guide guided us to it after five long nights
So we eagerly marched to its dunes

30. To relieve remnants of souls as if they are
Remnants of shooting stars which have depleted their brilliance

31. And we stood upon the rubble of a journey as if
It had already travelled halfway through its expanse

32. And I said to a pendant on the bridle, complaining
To the earth, extending its plateau disappointed

33. Maybe the relief of Mansour will bring relief
And fate necessarily fulfills the hopes of the destitute

34. So praise is due for the leader of praise who led it
And from me threatened by calamities, restrained it

35. By God is my determination the day I bid farewell
To souls, their parting and separation devastated me

36. The lady of languor like a tender sprig, her tears
Dear to my heart, droplets of her lamentation

37. And the daughter of eight, her memory still disquiets me
In separation, reminding me of her concealed love

38. And of her stance when separation intensely pulled
Its rope around both shoulders of my hands

39. She complained of the callousness of relatives when
The furnishings of my departure scattered in the lands

40. And I swear the generosity of Mansour will return
Sheltering her, who before was callous

41. And she sought refuge from the injustice of a father whose refuge
Over wrongdoing was a distance from the gloating of enemies

42. Where can her father's abode be when she has appealed
To the palms of Mansour as her father

43. My daughter, today I have built you a palace
With the resolves of Mansour’s palm as its columns

44. So it landed at the glory of generosity and glory
Casting the sticks of its honored courtyard

45. Near a king whose gaze is the wish of the eyes
The fulfillment of desires and sufficient for her

46. He is Mansour the chamberlain and king who
Strove so his ancestry became sublime

47. Descendant of the kingly line of Dhu Yazan
Intermediary in lineage, its star shining

48. The gateway to its glories and humanity of its eyes
Full moon of its shining days and sun of its brilliance

49. Its revered, its victorious, its generous
And its knight in days of strife, its gallant

50. Inheritor of a kingdom fortified by its kings
And uniter of the glories of its might and sublimity

51. He nurtured it to lead horses, pride followed it
And bequeathed it the captives of kings, captured

52. Possessors of kingship, crowns and treasures which
Crowns are worthy of, so they seek to boast

53. Suns of loftiness crowned with the new moon
And the horizons draped it, so it clothed them