1. Messenger of glad tidings, welcome and greetings
Your talk how delightful and most pleasant to me

2. O guider from those I love, peace be upon you
May God's peace be upon you as long as winds blow

3. O doer of good, you came from a good doer
O bearer of sweetness, you brought sweet words

4. I'm delighted by what I've heard of your pleasure
Those words did stir me and fill me with joy

5. You brought news of the day we shall meet
A day that will surely have great tidings

6. So mention, when you stop by hill and plain
Beware forgetting, speak then of Zainab

7. A hint from the Chosen will suffice
Leave him veiled in beauty, concealed and reserved

8. Describe but one trait that marks his great name
To match the titled, named and surnamed

9. Add more of that talk so I may confirm
Matters I once denied, being unsure

10. I'll write with my tears for lovers a script
Of what transpired in our shared rebuke

11. A charming dear visited me at night
Then left before soothing my tortured heart

12. I thought he glimpsed a state he disfavored
And saw me slain in gloom so turned and fled

13. But no misgiving made him abandon the matter
He saw me lying dead and was filled with dread