1. Is this a warning king who has come for mankind,
Or the rising of good fortune dispelling sorrow?

2. Or the light of dawn erasing the darkness of gloom,
Or the giver of glad tidings who has come with the best news?

3. Or a physician who has approached to heal our ailments,
Or has Gabriel arrived with victory and triumph?

4. The unique, hardworking, distinguished man in whom
Virtues that none combined in mortals have shone,

5. And by whom the stars have become radiant and proud,
And through his wisdom have become cautious.

6. So it has become a paradise from what he has poured into it
Of eloquent meaningful innovative speech.

7. And from the darkness of ignorance when it covered
With determination and wisdom like a drawn sword.

8. Solving a complex issue, clarifying a dilemma,
Criticizing laziness with taste and insight.

9. The decisive speaker whose narration is never wrong,
The virtuous devoted one pure from murkiness.

10. Since he has become for mankind thresholds blocking
The refuge of the destitute and savior of the wary.

11. You meet him with a bright smile and he is smiling
With speech that is more beautiful than splendor.

12. He has virtues like flowers of a meadow,
So it is natural for the likes of you to make excuses for shortcomings.

13. And cover, O you who have neglected poetry for a time
Preoccupied from it, overwhelmed by contemplation’s concerns.

14. And if you have been silent in eloquent speech
You are adorned with a necklace of pearls in praise.