1. A visitor came, and he was scented
With honey he enchanted, and amber he lent

2. The swooning maids indulged themselves in his sugar
He breathes musk into noses, generous without rigor

3. Wrapped in yellow for the heat, a cloak light as a feather
Dyed with green silk, nothing better, he's dressed to impress all together

4. Those who see him, if he pauses, think him a vision they can treasure
Dew drops glistened on his coat, glittering like facets cut and beveled

5. Oh Abu Ali, summon him, for you to meet this marvel
And write to me, if I have lied, with witnesses assembled