1. Come, O God, from the kingdom come
Did the dawn smile or the hills shine light

2. And Khawat's lines - but it is fragrant
Its edges bent, dripping with dew

3. And an unmarried doe appeared
Frightened, resembling a gazelle

4. She lifted the train of her gown when she saw me
Nearby, she let down her train

5. She glanced at me with a Babylonian eye
That directs its arrows at its onlooker

6. The breeze blew on her, and from her wafted
A scent that touched and thrilled me

7. I felt as if I had drank preserved wine
And met with the beloved at dawn

8. So I said to my friend, with my tears
Flowing down my cheeks in streams

9. He said: She is virtuous, from Lu'ayy
The best of tribes, expert with reins

10. Horsemen who roam the sands at night
Girded with quivers and camels

11. I asked: Are you Bedouins?
They said: We are from Rabee'ah, no doubt

12. Nobles from the tribe of Bakr we came
Seeking fertile land and clear water

13. We avoided the rough terrain and highlands
And headed for springs and sands

14. We arrived at the camps of Lu'ayy
At every sand dune that entices battle

15. We donned our swords in their sheaths
And lowered our high lances

16. By the light of Abdullah we see our way
When we lose it, the purest man of all

17. Of noble origin, from ancestry and pride
At the mother of mountains he stayed

18. The foremost in glorious hunts they are
The world's people bow to their majesty

19. They surpassed all people as father and mother
And excelled every uncle and maternal uncle

20. How many asked: Is there anyone like him
In this time, and I said: None

21. His grandfather's nobility and excellence suffice
As do his perfect, magnificent father's

22. He is the light but for whom we'd lose
Our way in this world and its people, in misguidance

23. His pen described the shining white sands
Its ink became oceans of virtue

24. His heart, but for which thoughts would perish
That set his essence aflame

25. His mind grasped the highest wisdom
With its every flash and turn

26. His knowledge, when disasters strike
Redirects them with invention and spontaneity

27. His being - when it inclines, it rewards
His palm - when asked, it bestows

28. Every hand, when stretched out to him
He teaches it to grant gifts

29. He taught the world generosity
And taught its clouds downpour

30. Learned - in him gathered treasures
Of wisdom, leaving no question

31. Godfearing and valiant, he aims for the highest
His weapon, when he prays, joins with him

32. The month of fasting passed with his pleasure
Though he did not wish it to end

33. He brought our Eid happiness
And his smile brought it beauty

34. A flash of his smile shone
Making Shawwal's crescent glow

35. Were it not for obscurity, it would be
A full moon, everlasting, eternal

36. If new moons were given his mind's merit
They would bow to his noble shoes

37. If the wild beasts sensed his awe
They would dwell on the roads and mountains

38. If the prairies knew his sharpness
He'd bring them despair and decay

39. If his tongue pierced the firmaments
Their towering heights would bow

40. If his writings were read to an army
He would scatter them left or right

41. If he waved his hands in the horizon
The valleys would brim and pour

42. If the sun truly saw him
Its rays would melt, shy and confounded

43. If his hands roiled the briny sea
Its water would turn sweet and clear

44. So congratulate this Eid, and listen
To an ode crooned for you and rising

45. For others, dawn was forbidden
Yours made it permitted and pure

46. I asked you to accept it, by the right
Of your father I forbid any asking

47. So may your virtues remain lofty
And your merits remain long