1. I swear, and breaking an oath is sinful,
By the One to whom Mash'ar and Maqam belong,

2. That fasting did not please you,
Not an eyelash, nor privacy without shame,

3. Nor a tongue whose sword is sharp,
Whose way is lying and wrongdoing,

4. To your face belong reverence and honor,
Not that, but glory and magnificence,

5. He who plunges into peril would sacrifice himself for you,
If unrestraint did not hold back his rein,

6. Content with none but you, neither hunger nor affliction,
And you are pleased with faith and Islam,

7. And a righteous son and uncles,
As recreation, easiest for you is self-restraint,

8. Those are the masters and the peoples,
They endowed you with manners that have a system,

9. The manners of rulers who have dreams,
By which illnesses and pains are healed,

10. Those bones did not turn brittle,
Nor were they wasted by arrows that pierced,

11. Until those wounds were saturated,
Rather, perfect nature disciplined you,

12. And your roots are honorable and generous,
Before obligations burdened you,

13. And before people said: O boy!
You were weaned when you were old enough for weaning,

14. From all that is followed by sins,
So you came not burdened by blame,

15. Walking in moderation without halter,
Moderation obliges you, not a bridle,

16. If the blamers transgress in blaming you,
And they attempt to blame, but the blamers fail,

17. They said: a man who has no shade,
That is a defect, you have no reserve,

18. Nor concealment in you of it,
Wealth of yours continues to be usurped,

19. In the shade of might from you that cannot be attained,
Usurped by a voracious man,

20. For wealth the rulers accept his oppression,
The sacred month will thank you,

21. That when the transgressors confused it,
And the vile barked in its face,

22. And people did not revere its right,
Among them, boldly sinning against it,

23. As if they were livestock without understanding,
With no seal upon their mouths,

24. And no guest-right for a guest among them,
You smiled, a cheerful, glorious, lofty youth,

25. White, with whom clouds are watered,
With sublime ambition, his determination resolute,

26. His reputation is feeding others, not food,
And his power is wisdom, not rulers,

27. The sides of his house are cared for by orphans,
And starving mothers loudly wailing,

28. An unbreakable bond of truth, all longing cling to it,
Intoxicated with chivalry, hastening,

29. Appealing to good manners regarding his wealth,
Never meeting his suitor with death,

30. Or the shining meeting the dark,
Two seas with no convergence between them,

31. Active in good, his ambition resolute,
Peace blossoms from his benevolence,

32. The land is impregnated by his rain,
When he smiles artfully,

33. Generosity and favor return through him,
For every downpour returns heavily,

34. He gives gifts that have no end,
Binding upon him, insisting upon him,

35. Their request crowds him,
Of lofty heaven that has no stars,

36. Followed by star upon star,
From every land its lightning is smelled,

37. No darkness upon its horizons,
Steadfast, not pained by suffering,

38. Fasting for God, upright,
Not troubled by lassitude or boredom,

39. As if exhaustion to him is relaxation,
Light and darkness praise him,

40. He forbids all lewdness,
Never ceasing, guidance his leader,

41. His followers, the religion does not sleep,
If the sleepy grow heavy upon it,

42. Steadfast if feet slip,
With God's argument, his shots hit their mark,

43. Truthful, if the quarrel grows hot,
Were it not for him, idols would be worshipped,

44. And idols and statues would return,
So fast, yet feast, throwing yourself into peril,

45. In blessings He Who bestows would garb you,
Perfect, everlasting,

46. A year passes and a year returns,
By them, until the years expire,

47. Abundant portions of them are yours,
And the lot of those who envy you is coercion,

48. And the anger of those below you boils,
Prolonging their days in your day,

49. While filth overtakes them beneath you,
For you are a soul, and the world is bodies,

50. They have no basis but through them,
What is in you will not perish, but speech,

51. And the sermon concludes, and peace.