1. O Master Ahmed, O Qawsi
None can match your elegance in this world

2. I offer you my allegiance and sincerity
And a hundred greetings to you sincerely

3. You have revived for us the art of zajal
After it had faded from memory

4. With doors of literature, forms and colors
That the ignorant cannot understand

5. It eluded the key holder
And broke his teeth

6. While Saad's glory faded
Until he split from his peers

7. Credit goes to the carpenter
And to you, Sheikh Ahmed, after him

8. As for Alani, he has roles
Superior to the roles of his servant

9. Today I carry a light burden
Its words sweeter than sugar

10. A gentle, pure and witty thing
And a virtue like yours cannot be denied

11. Indeed your country is sublime
In it, literature has reached its peak

12. None in it has ever said
Words that weren't up to par

13. In it are humility and obedience
And the free wish for its affection

14. They don't upset the ruler for an hour
Nor incline towards his stubbornness

15. The machinations and intimidation
Are far removed from it

16. They don't complain to the viceroy of April
Nor send him a letter

17. As for the heat in your country
You have no tricks against it

18. Two or three months is your appointment
To keep its promise beautiful

19. As for the sweetness in creation
That's a rare thing but it exists

20. And he who searches will find
I say again, it's for the chosen

21. No country is devoid
Of secret affairs

22. But don't forget
Appearances must be observed

23. That's the advantage of Qawsi's side
And the surrounding towns

24. If the poor sells even chaff
His wife's modesty remains with her neighbor

25. As for the loose women
No jug enters their homes

26. No lad in the alley
Finds a way to the woman's house

27. The reed flute does not enter
Except with its own mind

28. And if you lose a rooster
You won't find a camel