1. A full moon peered from behind the veil
Was it meant for us or a face of light?

2. Yes, it was a face of light
With it came the water of life and beauty overflowed

3. Snatcher of hearts, almost
Her wrists too slender for her bracelets

4. Rivaling white silver in complexion
When it shines and is adorned with youth

5. Her cheeks unveiled naught for us
But radiance in all its splendor

6. When glanced upon, her cheeks blushed
Covered in a yellowish red glow

7. As if the saliva in her mouth was pure extract
Mixed with a potion made from perfume

8. A gazelle, if it grazes, grazes hearts
And sees nothing but flowers in bloom

9. A sun unveiled in beauty without parallel
Nothing circles it but comets in orbit

10. Her face and its branches show you
A moonlit night underneath the daylight sun

11. I swore by what’s in her eyelashes
An end to languor and fervor

12. By her petite cinched waist
And the swaying of her wrapped gown

13. For you, snatcher of hearts, I
Will forever be a loyal companion

14. No abode of yours I left
Without a heart yearning for home

15. How can I be solaced and patient
When my heart is imprisoned by my love for you

16. I wander the bare desert with every letter
That travels its vast expanse

17. When will you lead me to the noble man
To the sea of generosity and the sun of glory

18. A steadfast horse when its hooves intend
To help the bearing clouds water the land

19. I take pride in being clothed by praise
And feel shame being clothed by shame

20. He succeeded the generous Haatim
And excelled over Qais ibn Qasim in dignity

21. His palms oozing pure honey
Sweetened with the finest nectar

22. Like the star cluster dissipating what it owns
Of water and fire to the lands

23. You noble farmer, how many rough seas have calmed
By your generosity, immeasurable by oceans

24. Without you, I would not have cut through
Distress in my soul or difficulties

25. I roam in the darkness of morning and night
As mirages entice me with fleeting visions

26. You are the noblest of angels
When the righteous trace their descent to the righteous

27. Your suns never cease to shine
And your full moon never wanes