1. He abandoned chastity and followed his lust,
And saw the ugliness of sin among his virtues,

2. The chamber of his heart is for love, as if
It is part of his being and essence.

3. And he became enamoured with his love, with eyes
Whose perfect beauty are some of his traits,

4. Shyness appears on the rosy cheeks when they show
Embarrassed for falling short of their bloom,

5. And the branch sways gently in the dune revealing
Little of what it conveys of its motions,

6. He walks with his waist hit from behind
Like one who removed what had burdened him,

7. And it seems ants of his flirtation were scared
To roam in case they slip off their sidewalk,

8. Do not graze your eyes over the green that has sprouted
For fields of lovers are between their plants,

9. Like the greenness of a jewel’s essence
While death lies in its facets,

10. Its colour is gold, and what prize
Can he hope to earn were he to grant me his alms,

11. And he has quenched my thirst from his love’s cups
More than I savoured of its sips,

12. By his life I swear, magnifying its value
And it suffices that I swear by his life.

13. I will oppose my critics in loving him
And provoke people by pleasing him,

14. And I will accept an illusion of death from him
Deceitfully providing me with its compensation,

15. Do not deny the sorcery, it is in his eyes
Its proof is what he breathed into me,

16. My sickness confirms what his eyelids have claimed
Ask me, for I am among the trusted narrators,

17. The prisoner of love perishes before his death
By his sickness, and dies before his demise,

18. And his torment is sweet, but the pleasures
Cannot equate the least of its harm,

19. I used to beware of it, but he deceived me,
And made me again a target for his arrows,

20. And he ordained the outpouring of my tears with his
Continuity, separation, and steadiness.

21. As if it is the outpouring of blessings apportioned
Among people - whoever missed it, its blessing avoided him

22. His self has combined separations of merits,
Description falls short of the extent of its limits,

23. In his nature lies enthusiasm with generosity,
He always prefers it over his pleasures,

24. Merit is part of his traits, praise is part
Of his story, and generosity part of his gifts,

25. Determination is among his tools, and wisdom among
His instruments, gratitude among his provisions.

26. If your need is to attain the stars,
Or above that, of his generous traits,

27. And if you ask, his understanding perceives it
Clear between his eyelids and teeth,

28. And look at him when asked, his face bears
A shyness that mars the joy on its sides,

29. He wishes he could show before the need
Of a questioner, without waiting for his request,

30. I am the one whom fate has tested with its ups
And downs, so it burdened me with its adversities,

31. And dangers have eluded him, and events have come
Upon him from all directions,

32. And the two timelines have twisted to shorten his wing
Due to the loss of his companions and trusted ones,

33. So he sought refuge in the sanctuary of Ibn Othman
For whom hopes have converged from all directions,

34. I performed my circumambulations around the Kabaa of his generosity,
Then I strived and stood at his Arafat,

35. And I called upon his resolve, which has not
Failed my hopes through my prayers,

36. And I returned, my hands triumphant with his influence,
Closeness, love, and connection.

37. And I found what gladdened the friend and saddened
The enemy, so he disgraced him after his gloating,

38. My God! What favour have I been honoured with
Among his customary generosity,

39. A favour that raises above glories a branch
In value, and the good praise of its fruits,

40. The thoughts of the Lord of all eloquence
Are still guided to your heights among its virtues,

41. Bringing joy to individuals of gems,
And the musk’s fragrance is perfumed by its breath,

42. A praise that narrators repeat, and composers of tunes,
And guides at the time of their inspiration,

43. And you remained - as long as time continued - generously graced,
And your praise inscribed on its foreheads,