1. The kingdom is protected by a king from the noble Azafi tribe
And knowledge lives on through the virtuous Yahya

2. Of sound judgment, his ideas are not easily misled
By the tricks of men or swayed by pretense

3. The West has entrusted its affairs
To him, finding safety in this dignified guardian

4. From a royal family, the Lakhmis, who long prevented
Their neighbors with spear and coated armor

5. They are kings, no other king compares
Who else can compare jewels to shells?

6. Though I missed kissing your hand
I sent it with a messenger bird

7. I imagine cheap pleasures barely touch them
And how many ailing are healed by fantasizing about union

8. I find comfort in nearness but so many barriers
Like a frigid spinster or prudish shrew

9. I am not glad I failed to gain prominence
In Egypt, but attained the utmost glory

10. The meadow's blooms nursed me
And the garden's blossoms split me open

11. You revealed me as a full moon among your stars
Until the veil was lifted from me

12. You unleashed my eyes on open faces
And intense eyes, tilted noses

13. Sons of Jafeth, how many enchanters charm them
With song, for the infatuated and tender

14. But that comfort excited its resident
Memories of a place where I was raised and befriended