1. Let not the ban tree branch make you sad if it bent,
I will replace it for you today with other branches.

2. Far be it, the one you left alone,
That as long as I live, I will feel for him like peers.

3. A camel to ride on a rugged ascent in soft sand
Is hard to climb, however gentle the pace may be.

4. Like you, many a night cupbearer and his cup
Did not prevent the night from sinking in darkness.

5. If you are patient in keeping secret what they did
And what you did, you would be to me as you were before.

6. Did you hear of anyone like me who made
Of the dawn's light a regret for his nights?

7. As if the son of joy throughout the roads
Kept sending me lights and fires.

8. And I remember the son of joy for his virtues
And his nearness, I forgot today to forget.

9. Generosity adds to his beauty when it takes him over,
And the sword looks the best when bare.

10. While the neighbor sought shelter in a corner, you
Erected buildings around me and pillars.

11. And I remember the son of joy with joy in him
When I sobered up and worry left drunk.

12. I saw none but his virtues around me
Standing, seen by people as clear as the sun.

13. Wherever I turned, I found generosity blocking the way
Rolling up his sleeves, awake, expecting command.

14. If I said, "Confirm me," the dew confirmed me in you
And he swore alike and swore oaths.

15. Glory to Him who copied generosity
In one of His sons today, glory to Him.

16. And people wonder that I singled him out
While God singled him out in generosity and benevolence.

17. I am but praising what is to be praised, so who
Was Jafnah's son among them, I would have lauded.