1. My ribs whisper of the love they contain
For my beloved, my sickness and tears remain

2. So I became rejected, though she was the one who deserted me
If she saw my love, she would not have abandoned me so cruelly

3. May God grant me a heart that increases in passion
And tears that flow no matter how much I hold them back

4. They say, leave love and tend to yourself
Yet I am one who has tasted the sweetness of passion

5. So I said, let me fulfill my love, for I see
That those who did not fulfill love were only pretenders

6. It is enough to follow those who died before me lovesick
Like Majnun wandering madly, detached

7. I seek refuge from agreeing with those who blame me
My heart is filled with love, and my hearing attuned

8. To God I complain of the excess of my love and its heat
And the one who abandoned me and made my heart panic

9. Indeed, the guaranteed affection between us is lost
And I will never lose it, as long as I live

10. My tears flow after the beloved has left
So spare me, for my bedfellow cannot warm me

11. My heart is scorched by estrangement, and he persists
In it, he cannot be dissuaded

12. So my inner self, melt away; my heart, stop;
My liver, if this continues, you will be severed

13. Shall I remain as the envious wish, in despair
Abandoning my devotion, forsaking my prayers?

14. By my life, my passion has healed my enviers
And made sympathetic those who found fault with me

15. O Most Merciful, will anyone help me with my love?
Is there an intercessor to intercede for me?

16. The distance from him has been long, though he is the goal
Of every enamored passionate lover

17. I wonder that he seeks to kill me though he has seen
My protector, a noble king, impenetrable

18. The most glorious king, he who frightens the enemies
His noble name, none but him can claim

19. A downpour on the day of battle, a flood
And refuge for the virtuous, a fortified refuge

20. Descendant of honorable ancestors, whenever he determines
Every warrior approaches him in submission

21. He is the trusted Imam Faisal
Protector from every arrogant tyrant

22. Woe to the arrogant one who disobeys him
He will drink from the cup of death and perish

23. Will he wake to strike the enemies? God forbid!
His sword harvests lives whenever it desires

24. He continued as such until the war concluded
And the heads of enemies were all severed

25. He won praise and the precious spoils
Of their works and creations

26. His generosity comes down like rainfall
Upon all who hope in him everywhere

27. His gifts defy counting, so glorious
That no aspiring critic can find deficiency

28. Some people wish to compete with him in might
But that is impossible, human nature cannot change

29. Is he like my father Taimur in our time, that man
Who came with calumny, as was claimed?

30. And who dares describe him as violent and attained
Except with evidence, convincing and sound?

31. O noble one, essence of the age
Renewed by the great respected kingdom

32. O son of kings who did not sleep on arrogance
And deemed nothing but the heights worthy of desire

33. To you, a noble bride yearns
Passionately sought by all suitors

34. Aqila, whose words steal reason
All mouths confess her supreme merit

35. May it be well with noble Suleiman
On the throne of the Most High, preserved and protected

36. Bless the best of humanity, Ahmad
The guided prophet, the purest intercessor

37. And his family and companions, whenever
A riding beast travels to Sala' and Lalal

38. With the melting love that has seized my being
For my beloved, my sickness and tears remain