1. Your cheeks, O brother of the full moon
Seduced me while you were unaware

2. I was captivated by the gazelle in an eye
That bewitched Harut with magic

3. The nape of your neck bends the branches
And the dark night with the myrtle

4. What a gazelle who shot
The lions with fetters

5. A sword gleams from his eyelids
Guarding the kiss of the lips

6. He twisted it with passion and desire
He bent his shoulder gracefully

7. Except O doe of promise
You revealed my secret passion

8. You have two eyes more beautiful than idols
So be gentle with this chaste youth

9. A seducer who made my heart
Like a goblet and tried my patience

10. The morning light on her forehead when
She walked in the darkness of her hair

11. And when she removed her veil, intoxicated me
Her flirtation slaked my thirst

12. May God protect her! How often
She distressed and pleasured me, unaware

13. She reminds me of the aromatic herb—
Delicate as the dewy blossom

14. And in her mouth, she has sealed
Coral with wine

15. I imagined lightning in her slim figure
Her radiant complexion flowing beautifully

16. And her breath blew
The fragrant morning breeze

17. With her nearness I have a pledge
The sweetest in all time

18. And I revealed my overflowing
Poetry and prose for her

19. And if I revealed her to my heart
It would melt from the flames

20. Her glance that emigrated
Keeps company with me, without estrangement

21. The rain of pleasure watered an evening
That passed by the bank of the river

22. In a meadow envied by meadows
Where the flowers bloom

23. Its flowers smile in the morning
Rivaling the most beautiful progeny

24. Spring has scattered on it
Carnelians formed into beads

25. We spent days there
May its beautiful life last!

26. And occasions—but nothing remains for us
Except the memory

27. We smelled from its gardens
Praise of the Glorious and Almighty

28. Good news of joy—Bashir of high position
Scion of the brilliant stars

29. A generous one whose habit is to take
Abundant rewards with patience

30. When his hands give generously
Speaking of the dew of rain

31. With the full moon of his palms
He illuminates the darkness of poverty

32. The Jumblatts—his palms sufficed
Instead of the sea

33. His praises adorned
The rhymes of prose and poetry

34. Glorious—justice shone from him
Illuminating his exemplary character

35. Al-Hayjah witnessed for him
And every strong-necked lion

36. Ask the enemies—how often he showed
Them in the battle arena

37. Ask them when he brandished a sword
At the annihilation of the whites and the yellows

38. They raced to stab him
And won the race by fleeing

39. You see their souls as roses
For the mouths of the lionesses to cull

40. While people feast on pleasures
Flowing with the delights of tranquility

41. And the birds—if hungry—
Feed on the bodies of the enemies

42. Secretive—he arrived from the heights
Of glories—the rank of chests

43. God clothed him in the garments of exaltation
And purity—the most righteous

44. Sunni—who increased honor
And proper guidance—the best authority

45. O You, O Master
Harbinger of the star of victory

46. At Your door, a maiden came to shine
The maiden of praise and thanks

47. A maiden of the Arabic tribes who appeared
With reason emanating from the mind

48. She soared with Your brilliant praise
With a neck radiating light

49. A bride of prayer came
And stood with praise flowing

50. So the acceptance crowned her
She almost burst from pearls

51. With blessings of joy—everlasting
Glory and honor for all time