1. Let me lament the abode and its ruins
Spare me from blame and disgrace

2. And look at me in the dwelling of the beloved
That I may fulfill my duty and pluck flowers

3. An abode whose company I have long kept
Living in the heedlessness of youth confusedly

4. And how often in its playgrounds
I sought its solitude amorously

5. Where the white doves judge me
In the coolness of youth and at its prime

6. Oh that time and its blossoming
And an epoch that has passed and gone

7. A time whose drinks were most delicious
How delicious were its drinks and joys

8. Whenever I remember it
My heart yearns for its memories and is set ablaze

9. And I sing as if the mingling of its wine
Were a globule of honey mixed with pure honey

10. I went to kiss the rose and its garden
But it bowed its head shyly and drew away bashfully

11. A moon appeared to me under the wing of night's darkness
Poised evenly on a staff of beauty

12. The gazelle of his eyes contains glances of magic
And aims straight when he aims his slender figure

13. Oh what a gazelle whose death I die when he turns away
And whose life I live when he comes near

14. He pierces my heart with his arrow-like glances
Whenever his soft eyes wink

15. He captivates the mind with his gaze, so is not
His glance like magic eyedrops?

16. His anklet was buried in his leg and complained
Of his wide trousers binding it

17. His love, his love when he bids me farewell
When he sees me leaving him

18. He stood at the farewell and said, won't you
Leave now, won't you?

19. And for what youth do you hope
To find a new road, renew or waste away?

20. So I replied and said to him, "For a youth
Perfect in his virtues, complete."

21. He said, "Who is he?" I said, "A farmer who is
Like rain in generosity when it pours forth."

22. A king from the tribe of Azd, its pride
In the sky of glory, ascending and rising high

23. I woke him when he attained the determination of generosity
Ambitions that in greatness exceeded Saturn

24. How much dew he brought to pilgrims! And how much
By his glory he extended shade!

25. And how many times against the rebels
He had a battle that humbled the eagle and camel

26. He ascended, rising to the lofty peaks of
Glory's mountain, its guide and protector

27. He is openhanded in his munificence
Just in his kingdoms, practicing justice

28. You will find him cloaked in chastity
And encompassed in generosity when you meet him

29. And if you look upon his face, you see
The water of life has moistened it

30. Do not blame his envier, for the rose too
Is killed by the beetle in its fragrance

31. He is steadfast, safe from asking,
And begging from him is forbidden

32. O Sheyghabi king who gifts horses
And beautiful decorated houses

33. Live in ease with a serene mind
Your sun shall not be eclipsed nor your moon fade