1. The nightingale of intimacy sang joyfully,
And the slender one swayed gracefully with the union.

2. And my time has come with what I wished,
With lips smiling and cheerful.

3. With this drizzle, a heart became infatuated,
The glance of his eyes ruled it unjustly.

4. So I took off chastity after my devotion,
And my night vigil while people slept.

5. And with it I was preoccupied and the thin one imitated me,
In his love and every lover was completed through me.

6. And I made the drinking companion my share
Of the arts of literature in times past.

7. But now it was pleasant for me and it is a duty,
In my belief, and God knows best in secret.

8. To adorn the beauty of my prose with my praise
For you, O delight of the honored banner.

9. O Emir of the banner, my tongue
Translates my heart to you with gratitude.

10. And with excellent praise I express what
Is in a sincere conscience whose meaning is solid.

11. How can prose not flourish with praise of you
Whose precious words are organized.

12. And through you the barren and ruins
Nearly crumbled from severe thirst.

13. For how many lands you have revived
From death and how extensive is your charity.

14. And how many gardens have flourished in Egypt
Whose view was like fragmented patches.

15. And how many bridges and buildings
You have erected for benefit and gain.

16. And by order of the fortunate, best king,
You illuminated the horizon after it was dark.

17. You have earned reward with justice in administration,
Where each one enjoys what you have ruled.

18. And you have placed the reins in the hands of people
Who safeguard the reins if discord roars.

19. And you have spread knowledge after obscurity,
So it rose in status for those who learned.

20. And by my life you are unmatched in your time
In all that you undertake and say.

21. So seize the opportunity of purity and congratulate yourself
With a position in the state of greatest felicity.

22. And accept a gift from a boy
Who is always singing your praise.

23. From a boy who has passion in praising you
Since ancient times which he does not refrain from.

24. From a boy whose fortresses in meanings
Have walls built that cannot be pierced.

25. From a boy who if he embarks on praise
Excels in the beginning, end and completion.

26. And if he contends in the racecourse of praise
His gaze wanders in the deepest ravines.

27. And he scolded Ibn Jarrad
And followed in his tracks, shouted and rumbled.

28. And struck him with arrows of lampoon
That hit their mark until he repents and regrets.

29. And afterwards he turned to you and greeted you
With praise he embarked upon in earnest.

30. And he recited in joy, "Indeed We have opened for you
A gate of acceptance, so ascend the ladder."

31. Elevation said for your ascent, record
The delight that ennobled the rectified banner.