1. Pray for him with what soothes his heart's anguish
And be gentle with him in your affection and compliance

2. And do not despair him of uniting with you, for he
Is so loyal in his love and affection

3. For your union, O you with the veil, deters him
And holds him back before the meeting at the appointed time

4. Sleep has avoided the gloomy one in your separation
So his eyes did not line with kohl in his slumber

5. When the friend falls asleep and his eyes close
He stays awake in the darkness of his vigilance

6. A loving captive, his heart held in sorrow
All his life a prisoner that was never ransomed

7. He wishes even for a kiss from his beloved
For his passion is his only provision

8. And O reproacher, let the heart kindle
With passion, a glowing ember in its ignition

9. And do not forbid him from his madness, for he is a man
Who sees madness in love as the soundest guidance

10. Can you mend the heart of an enamored
Melancholic who sees mending in his ruin?

11. Embrace the slim waisted one, supple at the hips
Like a pliant sapling in its tilt and sway

12. I perfumed him with incense and my bed carried
Its fragrance atop its pillows

13. And I passed the night turned away from my mattress
Tossing and turning, away from my pillow

14. Perfection embodied in his beauty
Between his temples and between his blackness and fairness

15. As my companion and I crossed the land leisurely
He recited to me poetry in praise of the generous father of the Arabs

16. A protector, when he shook the spear
The steeds of his enemies scattered before his steeds

17. He attacks the enemies and defeats their crowds
As the starling defeated the flock in its flight

18. His steeds' charge and the whiteness of his meadows
And the brownness of his hills make me proud

19. A cloud pouring heavy rain the day of its bounty
Brave in calamity the day of its might

20. And people with the excellence of armor but some of its coldness
Just as camel litters with some of their padding

21. He built a lofty house of glory, its pillars so high
Their summits rose above its pillars

22. If you wish, you gain ease and riches from him
Ask and if you wish ruin, turn away

23. So how do you address him with formality when he is
Utterly sincere in his effort and determination

24. For neither the noble purebred nor the magnificent steed
Are above him in valor and horsemanship

25. His pen flows with decree in its flow
When it runs on parchment with its ink

26. It nearly grants what he intends
In the eloquent tongue even if uncalled

27. Whom the Merciful knew as true in his certainty
And sincerity, He appointed him king of His servants

28. And here is a cool breeze of ideas
Of poetry that bypassed the market of stagnation

29. It portrayed praise in its robes for its wetness
And the embellishments in its rhythms

30. From a loving devotee loyal to you his affection came
So do you have any thanks scaling his affection?

31. Love has intertwined you, so benefit from your bliss
And who would have a plantation without reaping its harvest?