1. Oh! Have you opened a door of longing,
And spoken to one unable to converse?

2. You have cast away no blame,
Nor have you therein found the right.

3. Leave this blame, bless me,
I see it with the water of filial disobedience muddied.

4. And leave me and my love for the idols, for I
See that their love is an unblemished path.

5. Take caution, O friend, in every matter
You have burdened with companionship and commitment,

6. And beware the company of a traitor, if
Misfortunes have betrayed him, terrified.

7. And draw near a gallant man, if
You call for a great matter, he answers.

8. He stands with you in every matter and circumstance,
Sharing with you the cup, honey and wine.

9. Steadfast in your covenant, if absent from him,
For your covenant, though you are absent, has not.

10. So not every companion in the wilds
Gratifies the companion in what he suffers.

11. How many wells in the mirage are water,
But that is found only a mirage?

12. Take shelter in an honorable, highborn man,
A noble blade, if days decline.

13. For Muslims he is the refuge,
When days bare fangs and bite.

14. A king - when he is revealed with a hand
You see majesty upon him like a veil.

15. Grant him, if you wish, in every matter,
You will find him the proudest of kings, august.

16. And if you humble him, in the universe he is
A raincloud and fearsome lion, revered.

17. He leads to the envoy each day
Beauty, immensity, and Arabian steeds.

18. The clouds of his generosity and gifts
Thunder, the day they are bestowed, like clouds.

19. I have made his love lawful, so his flesh
has become food for me, his water drink.

20. And if he torments me out of pride
I find the torment in his love sweet.

21. How much burning agony my heart has complained of
Melting upon fiery embers!

22. She is the sun - but she is a sun
Who lights equally tents and domes.

23. Never has her glance flickered
Except with arrows in my heart she struck.

24. She shows you the brilliance of the full moon, when
She unveils it there, removing her wrappings.

25. So in heat she resembles July in nature
And in cold weather resembles April.

26. When I kiss her I do not know, is it
A bud I kiss, or a pearl, or seeds?

27. I am jealous of the delicate bodied one from her
When she casts her clothes upon it.

28. And I envy the rosewood stick when
It is honored by the striking of her lips.

29. Oh, its delight when it flowed in her moisture
And kissed her soft, supple hollows!

30. By the night we walked in, which in what
We saw in the world, tells of a crow.

31. As if the stars were lamps set up
Glittering, bustling, and confused,

32. As if the sky were a page's head
Chasing the greying there interspersed.

33. The meadows were tired of their expanse
Leaving no stillness there, not even a breath.

34. A village with no companion in it
To comfort one passing through there again.

35. Clouds thundering with rain like generosity
The rain mimicking its thunder and pouring.

36. Without it the king's face would not shine
Nor would days smile, nor living be sweet.

37. With his stern, frowning resolve he has encompassed
The heavens of glory, repelling insects.

38. His character among the people suffices, so it is
Upon the deserving of punishment, punishment.

39. He established torment for the people of evil
And bestowed reward upon the people of goodness.

40. To you, O Son of Nabhan, have come inscribed
Upon the roads like writing, lines.

41. If you drag lines in the road
You will see the ink blood and spittle.

42. You were chosen by test and all
Creation turned away, aloof and avoiding.

43. And there came to your band those who built
The lands together, and those who destroyed them.

44. Without you, they would never have left family
Nor journeyed, exiled.

45. So thank you today - not my generosity, nor am I
One hoping your palm's outpouring has failed.