1. What eyes are these of the charming gazelle
With fascinated glances to enchant and lure

2. Love between us is now well established
Making the days seem short and play unending

3. Are they date palms in solace or ships
Sailing by or tents of nomads secure

4. They approached after intention and settled
After besieging a fort and traveling far

5. For hearts to be close, their closeness indeed
Invites a coming together of homes

6. No lovers are lesser in chances of meeting
Than the ardent lover who is spurned

7. Time was too weak to subdue our love
As time cannot command each state

8. The night of al-Kathib went well for me
Bringing intimacy and jealousy for the jealous

9. The full moon nearly erred or did
When faced with those luminous faces

10. Who gaze with conquering eyes
Like the glances of wild deer-eyed houri

11. Smiling from behind the veils
Against the cold of chaste mouths

12. And stealing secretive glances
Though the watcher is near at hand

13. Praise and thanks have preoccupied all
Distracting all creation from the prince

14. When he is graced with beauty and generosity
The abundant seems little and slight

15. A king in whom is found in every state
Generosity exceeding all bounds

16. As if we find through his promise evermore
Meadows and streams amidst gardens

17. The consensus builder, nothing escapes him
Where truth lies in governance and reform

18. Troubles avoid him when he steers them
With his triumphant wisdom and insight

19. He conquered time, early and late
With proof from him, first and last

20. So for every matter that comes his way
Problematic, with clues from matters

21. A Chosroes whom he clothes with splendor
Filling the court with brilliance and light

22. You see in his aura the joy of kings
When the breast of authority fulfills him

23. And when he gestures, the youths of musk disperse
And the hall is emptied of camphor

24. He utters eloquent wisdom
Like scattered pearls in speech

25. Oh son of Sahl, though not yet fully aware
Of the lofty buildings of days gone by

26. The festival has a right over
Every elder knight and youth

27. The feast of your forefathers, kings of crown
The people of piety and people of good

28. Of Qubadh, Yazdegerd, Firuz
And Khosrow before them and Ardashir

29. See him in the arena of kingship
Approaching in brocade and silk

30. Revere him and honor him as is deserved
With the excellence of reverence and esteem

31. A day in which is found from each month
A disposition, encompassing all months

32. The Pleiades have receded far in virtue
No fire remains for the kindling sticks

33. As if the best of days were chosen for it
By the one with the grand festival