1. She appeared before my eyes as her hair concealed her
So I imagined the sun's rays rising above her hiding place

2. And she did not conceal herself after appearing
Rather, it was my glances seeking to deny that

3. She was none other than the sun rising on the horizon
After its splendor had almost set

4. A gazelle who grazed on the love of hearts, so it inclined toward her
Fearing and fleeing while being attributed to companionship

5. And she addressed the thickets with her veil
So I became fearful of her, waiting and watching

6. And her allure tortured my heart with its delight
And I did not know that I was tortured by delight

7. And I substituted the essence of tears in my heart for pearls
Did you not see it flowing at her slope, becoming pierced?

8. And the sorcerer of eyelids - as for his stature, it is softness
And as for his mouth, it is a planet

9. The full moon related his beauty pretentiously
And went about with this story becoming Arabicized

10. And he thought it was smoke like the redness of his cheek
Is it not truly an ember blazing?

11. Take another look at his cheek and beard
You see a threshold inscribed with lapis lazuli

12. And ask his sweet mouth about the delicacy in it
Otherwise, about pure musk it is perfumed

13. So I kissed him while his mouth was fire and a planet
And his visage was dawn and hiding

14. And his stature and nape were a branch and sprouts
And his eyelash and temple were a sword and a scorpion

15. The glances intoxicated me, so I resisted them with a cup
And the wine of the glances is for me sweeter and more delicious

16. And a dimpled mouth takes away my mind
So for God is a mind taken away by a dimple

17. And I swear if not for his saliva inebriating me
No mouth from a cup would have made me drunk

18. Oh visitor, and the night paints its cheek
And the branch of night has turned white at dawn

19. At a garden, if not for the clamor of its leaves
We would have said turtle doves and fattened pigeons were cooing

20. When the pupils of its narcissi glare
You see dinars being struck amid the dirhams

21. It is as if its rivers have silver anklets
Playing and swimming delightedly in them

22. Its branches threaten it with their heads
So it looks from the corner of its eye and flees

23. It is as if its myrtles are silver goblets
Decorated with youths for the youths

24. It is as if its sweet basil is traced by fingers
Dripping with pure musk and dyed

25. It is as if its incense has an army surrounding it
As the procession surrounded Al-Mas`oud with musk

26. A ruler whose generosity included every suitor
At every musical instrument, teaching him how to pray and propose

27. And a full moon whose face beamed with delight
As the clouds poured from his palms generously

28. And a rain whose gifts opened every horizon
The barren earth almost flourishes by them

29. And a lion whom the lion wanted to imitate in severity
And how can a fox equal the prey inmight?

30. When he flowed in managing wise opinion, thoughts succeeded for him
However he went, they succeeded

31. He showed us the spheres of wealth and glory in the world
So this is offered and that is hidden

32. And he frequented what is between reading and reciting poetry
So grace and excellence are attributed to his generosity

33. When hopes cling to him for support
Good tidings to the hopes for they will not be denied

34. He defeated the setbacks of fate forcibly so he clapped his hands over them
With might that frustrates every suitor and tires him

35. He shot them with resolve so their suitors retreated
If he shot them at dawn, hopes would exhaust him

36. And the falcon has a fresh twig with loud feathers
And war has a cohort with graying tongues

37. And the sword has a blade engraved with steeds
And the spear has a palm dyed with blood

38. When war invites its supporters, it bares its teeth
Spreading the horizon while night plays with anxiety

39. And if anxiety casts off its mask, the faces of its enemies
Are delighted, digging up graves with pickaxes

40. And if it laughs good tidings with the smiles of its mouth
You see the faces of warriors - see how they frown

41. And if it lines up rows for battle, glorifying,
Its enemies pray with a fire of war kindling

42. And if it leads the heroes of armies, vultures circle above it
Testing their swooping repeatedly

43. Birds of prey who are certain that its armies,
When the two armies meet, will inevitably defeat

44. For them over it is a custom they have recognized
That when the honorable writes in blood

45. Of the people, they surpassed mankind in the precedence to sublimity
Are not the high places congratulated and attributed to them?

46. It is as if for them there is an easy path therein
While others are in sorrow, coming and going

47. By their justice, settlement of disputes and difficult straights
And between prosperity and abundance are virginity and defeat

48. Oh King whom merit does not recognize his equal
And is he not truly comprised of perfection?

49. You wrote with your sword in the chests of enemies
Lines which we see victory inscribed within

50. And you drew swords for the enemies as if
Drawing near to give them deaths

51. And you took the stance of the army in a battle wherein
The teeth of white swords float and settle in the dust

52. And you collared the neck of fate with pearls whose wayfaring
Is lines above the heads inscribed

53. And you moved from the name of virtues one who settled
Because you construct generosity by deeds

54. The manners of noble fathers you inherited
Are discourse narrated by the well-mannered from it

55. And grammar by which the expert wanders untethered
And diction disciplined by logic

56. May Allah favor you, my Master, from a King who tomorrow
Inclines gently - he is hoped for and feared

57. You ignited a mind and awoke virtues
So you knew shooting stars spill with rain

58. And you built my fortune after it had fallen
And you empowered my secret after it had almost vanished

59. You are none other than a mercy its branches brought
To us, and our world became prosperous

60. So the guardian sustaining the most high lasts as support for your joy
And your resolve is supported and your presence defeats

61. And your equal is lost and your likeness nonexistent
And your door sought and your bestowal observed