1. Abandoned by those it once embraced
No longer curved, no longer red, no longer firm

2. Nothing remains of its glories
Except ashes and tent pegs

3. And an enclosure whose landmarks
The wind has erased - a mosque stands there, supported

4. I cannot forget Salma, nor our nights
When our life there was soft

5. For we were in the prime of youth
And those days of ours were tender and new

6. A life like an unmarried bride's tent
Green branch, tender skin

7. Envied for our bliss - nothing makes envy
Burn like bounty itself

8. Salma's days were gentle, proud
As if they were the hem of a trail

9. And tomorrow, if it comes bearing
The agony of parting I dread

10. Once I wept over parting, though our house
Was peopled, from grief

11. How can I have patience, now that ravens and doves
Call to each other in place of her voice?

12. Leave Salma be, no longer your heart's torment
And sing the praises of its departed throngs

13. For the best, the superior, the Caliph
Abdullah, above all others exalted

14. Light shines from his face clearly
As the lamp's gleam when lit

15. He keeps his word when he speaks
And fulfills his promise when he vows

16. Of a people who scorn those who betray
And are not degraded by those who abandon

17. White-boned steeds, their limit
Galloping swords, and their best helper, arms ready

18. You are the Imam of guidance whom Allah sent
To reform mankind after their corruption

19. When the people heard that their kingdom
Had passed to you, they fell prostrate

20. And greeted the news with acceptance - they would have
Rejoiced if told they would live forever

21. The inhabitants of your land cried out in praise
Until Al-Uhud almost shook with joy

22. And people looked forward to a life of bounty
If it continued, they would be fortunate

23. You were granted, from their devotion and obedience,
What no father gains from a son

24. It gladdened them that you were, as they knew,
Dedicated in this role you assumed

25. And that the good you have done
Bears out the promise you once made

26. You reconciled their passions, and grudges
Fell silent, hatreds died

27. I thought the joy I found was unmatched
By any other

28. Until I saw that all people
Found in loving you what I feel

29. People sought what you have attained
But could not reach it or even draw near, despite striving

30. May Allah raise you up in nobility and piety
So you ascend, while remaining moderate

31. It is enough wealth for a man to gain closeness
To you, even if he owns no saddles

32. For you are a refuge for the fearful
And for the abandoned, a supporting arm

33. Every man of means fears your reckoning
For what is known and unknown of his hands

34. They are kings only until they see you
For the positions you have given make them abase themselves

35.
A shudder seizes them before you

36. As a grouse quails beneath the clouds
No fear of injustice, no base behavior

37. Except what the Eternal has ordained

38. You are a downpour when the rain falls on earth
That welcomes it, praising

39. Some are your companions, a band guided
By you to prosperity, and a band misled

40. If fate changes them, still you do not change
From your established way which they knew

41. God has proven true those who praise you
No doubt or falsehood in their words