1. O mother of Ubaydah, you have wearied my knees
And jarred the camel's saddle to your tent

2. The journey exhausted it, so I began to run
On feet shod with interlaced straps

3. And I summoned my will with all my strength
That my eyes might see you again

4. And I said to my resolve: "Be serious and walk
To Umm Ubada, blessings in your abode"

5. So I roamed the land inch by inch
But my eyes saw none but you

6. And I did not confine myself within bounds
That would divert my witnesses from your love

7. I laughed with joy when dawn shone
For my eye, none but you is its guide

8. The nearness of station made me laugh like distance
My eyelids rained clouds that poured out laments

9. I fly to your tent without wings
To gain in full the bounty of your shelter

10. For you are the beacon of every heart's desire
That climbed the heights of sublimity by guidance

11. I knew you in the realm of the soul until
I saw you in every revealed thing

12. May God protect your spirit from my soul
A hand attached to its resolve by your necklace

13. You pulled the soul from the pits of my being
And here I come, drawn, so receive me

14. For God established you as a Mount Sinai
And the All-Powerful sanctified you and selected you

15. And erected for you in the sphere of Mystery a house
And for the Most Lofty Aid, He chose you

16. And extended over you the canopy of subtlety
And stamped hearts with passion for your love

17. So meanings continue to rise in you
And insights burst forth in those who came to you