1. A lovelorn mood from which undesired has departed,
And a grief in which sincere excuse has slept the whole night.

2. Hope beckons him to follow; he does not delay,
Like lightning flashing in a gloomy, rainy night.

3. When the late summer star rose he pleaded
In a rainy cloud filled with abundant downpour,

4. Until its transient glow almost showed us
Iraq itself adorned with necklaces.

5. By God! How much land that would be sought for the caravan
From the length of night and the distance of travel,

6. Until the hilltops of Al-Ais obediently yielded
Their obstructions between wedding and estrangement.

7. I did not seek the aid of any house, no matter how distant,
Like Al-Murtada ibn Al-Numayr, abode of bounty.

8. He brought it near, striving, from every glorious deed -
Continuous effort and gain, not measly or stinted.

9. Circulating in the houses of glory, he makes clear concerning
A circulator among beneficent acts, repeated.

10. His overflowing munificence is addressed and initiated
Toward the copious, wholesome giving, that gushes forth.

11. He does not blemish praise with procrastination in any period,
Nor make lofty deeds long by means of excuses.

12. If the burdens of truth overwhelmed the people, he took it on -
Firm stance, bold, not obscured or veiled.

13. Open breasted, observing the nations
In rights, and bright, shining face.