1. He stayed up to keep an appointment
How can I sleep while in love with him?

2. My beloved became my killer
By God if he were a foe, he would not have done so

3. How many blamed me and left while
Blame never reached my ears or they left

4. In every upright, slender one, gently swaying
Sweetly bent, folding and unfolding

5. He recalls a gazelle, delightful and shy
While some say, slender and counterfeit

6. And so they said, the branch resembles his stature
Oh his stature, all branches are sacrificed for you

7. Oh you who pierce my heart with the arrows of your glances
Did you think my heart was like your frozen heart?

8. And I swear by your love, if not for the injustice of love's rule
My eyelid would not lie down enslaved by desire of you

9. And to you I complain about the blame of a lover
For the complainant blames only the most ardent lover

10. Do you not see the smile of flowers, delighted
And the bare branches have worn clothes?

11. The clouds stopped over the meadows, confused
The breeze walked through the gardens fettered

12. Your veiled face in daylight allure me
Your blushing cheek in the darkness delight me

13. As if the sighing breeze gives thanks
For the glory of our master, benefactor of all

14. A master whose fame is disseminated among all people
His dew nurtured by clouds, supported

15. The dew befriended the sword, resting in his palm
As if it were Arabic script and Indian steel

16. When he rides his steed it is as if
He is a star and the galaxy is his pasture

17. He gave the reins to it there as an orb
And its saddlecloth became his prayer mat

18. A master who gives freely without being asked
He attained his wishes through generosity and returned as he began

19. He attains a generosity that not even the clouds attain
On any day, though the clouds are the most generous

20. He brings honor to the chiefs of Yemen
Supreme in worth, of purest descent

21. Who milk sustenance from its udders
And ignite its bow for determined purpose

22. Who defeat hearts with awe
And join hearts with affection

23. And when the battle cry calls them to the fray
They make the neighing of the swift steeds an echo

24. Oh master builder of glorious deeds
Neither does the West outrank you as master and builder

25. You have irrefutable proof in the highest pursuits
An argument that cannot be disputed or guided

26. The month of fasting has come to you, O you whose worth
To us is like Laylat Al Qadr, it cannot be denied

27. You will live a thousand years like it
Its rewards for you multiplying and renewing

28. And with you all time is Ramadan, O you
Who never ceases fasting vigilantly devoted