1. Of delicate growth and graceful form
Green until the hills took shape

2. Bestowing bounty on all passersby
Attracting the clouds, both great and small

3. Until its valleys became like a sea
Into which the rain pours down

4. When the waves begin to swell
And my name is written in them

5. The morning breeze softly stirs it
Fashioning it an armor seamlessly

6. As if its storm comes from my resolve
Until it returns to my dreams

7. And every gloomy cloud departs
Of thunderclouds and darkness

8. Meeting the stars as equals
I conversed with every dear friend

9. Kissing their cheeks, wise and kind
All loyal kinsmen and cousins

10. Descendants of my virgin mother
The Alawites, noble and true

11. And the Hashimites, generous and sound
All honorable and proud night owls

12. Shunning villainy like a sin
Of clear eyes without sickness

13. Seeking glory, gentle even in injustice
Obeyed in justice and tyranny

14. Turning from the innocent like injustice
As if it were a perfect pearl

15. Sweet pure drink, sweet on the lips
It cured the sickness of my worries

16. Until I fell unconscious without knowing
Intoxicated, all my sheep content

17. And pure kindness from the daughter of the generous
And the specter of bliss visited me by night

18. After being apart, nights of isolation
Oh how strange is the reproaching specter

19. Stirring deep pain from my dream
Until my secret overwhelmed my silence

20. And the youth of my sorrow overwhelmed my patience
Of soft feathers and tender flesh

21. More incomprehensible than a bird's chatter
Swifter than lightning in its swoop

22. Than a dive-bombing pigeon
Gliding through the air like an arrow

23. Or like the flash of unblinkered eyes
Nearly severing flesh from bone in its blink

24. Until when it passes the stars
Becoming in the horizon like a mirage

25. It takes aim like a shooting star
As if determined and wise

26. Say to the sons of the usurpers
I am the sharp blade, lethal poison

27. And God does not let my oppressed thrive