1. With chastity I guard the honor of my veil,
And with my virtue I rise above my peers.

2. With intellect, leadership and talent -
My manners perfected and refined.

3. And I have composed poetry as a trait,
Of my genteel people of repute and prestige.

4. I say only eloquent words,
Seeking excellence in speech and writing.

5. With Naiya's grace and Layla's example,
And with my wisdom I deliver my discourse.

6. Praise be to God for the inspiration,
That wove majesty for the exalted ladies.

7. She adorned with precious pearls, and protected -
Al-Khansa in the rock of rugged terrain.

8. She made my forehead the mirror of my notebooks,
And made ink decoration for my hands.

9. How my fingers have adorned the gardens of Tarasa,
With the bracelets' touch of youthful palms.

10. For you the light of glory shone, and exuded -
In the meadow of loved ones, the scent of my words.

11. I have gifted the ladies with eloquence,
That makes them envy me whether present or absent.

12. And I have solved in the gathering of passions,
The rituals of genealogy and lineage.

13. I have sought refuge for my ideas in the arts of rhetoric,
With a talisman of honor and veil of modesty.

14. Neither my education nor learning,
Harmed me, but made me the flower of reason.

15. Neither my bashfulness, nor fastening of my headscarf,
Nor the style of my dress and pride of my abode.

16. Neither my shyness from the sublime,
Nor dropping the veil with my sign and mask.

17. From entering the racecourse when the path,
Became difficult for the hopes of the riders.

18. Rather my ferocity in comfort and my vigor,
In seeking the best outcome of my efforts.

19. Not to mention the secret well preserved,
Whose strangeness spread amongst strangers.

20. Like musk sealed in treasure chests,
Its beautiful scent permeates the wrappings.

21. Or like the sea where pearls of treasure lie,
That made the seeker's hand go limp.

22. Praise the longing and attaining,
That made the diver suffer such torment.

23. And commended chastity befitted her,
As told in every scripture.

24. You have lit the lamp of eloquence, and it is for me,
A gift from the Giver of Gifts.