1. She assails me with glances that are like arrows,
And her figure wounds me with subtle blame.

2. The light of her teeth when she smiles dazzles me,
Her lips seemed to smile at me flirtatiously.

3. Shall I wake while her eyes are cups of wine
And her smile is a goblet that intoxicates the lovesick?

4. The glow of the sun is the light of her forehead,
And her eyebrows shine like twinkling stars.

5. Her dimples sparkle like flashes of lightning,
And her sweet smile flows like stringed pearls.

6. Her body is delicately shaped, it would sway
With the softest breeze, at the merest breath.

7. She has a mole like musk in color and fragrance
And cheeks like roses or red anemones.

8. The sway of her figure puts the branches to shame
As the flash of her smile outshines the moon.

9. If she unveiled her face one day, she would
Blind the sighted, then give vision to the blind.

10. God has given her, of excellent beauty,
Glances by which she surpasses all coquetry.

11. By God, she came to me one night,
Swaying gently, with a shapely figure.

12. The full moon of company rose after setting
In my garden, while grief filled my longing heart.

13. She conversed with me in an unbroken stream
Of strange tales, authentic ones told by Muslim.

14. Until the dawn rose from the east
Assailing the wing of night with its arrows.

15. The signs of dawn have become illuminated
Rivaling the brilliance of the greatest imam's face.

16. An imam whose lineage climbs to the highest,
As his own loftiness climbs to glory it claims.

17. Noble one, from whose palm's open rain
We quenched our thirst with the sweetest water.

18. Eloquent one, who when he stands to preach
Seems as if the Arabs hear only a mute.

19. He is the unique flag that rose over the world
So all humanity sought shelter in its shade.

20. He is the shining moon whose light outshone the sun,
The brave lion on every battlefield.

21. The beasts of the forest flee from him in fear
Mistaking him for a vast and teeming army.

22. God has given him, from a noble honored master
Indeed he has gained glory above the glory of all tribes.

23. With him the flag of loftiness was raised after its fall
Circling the clouds' pavilions that rise high.

24. The pillar of glory was rebuilt after its collapse
To become solid and flourishing, never to crumble.

25. He has ambition higher than the heavens' ceiling
With a true eminent rising destination.

26. So O shrine of virtue, around which we circumambulate
As we circle the ancient inviolable house.

27. O most praised of character, whose actions tomorrow
Will be thanked and rewarded with utmost nobility.

28. Harmful thought, smiling subtly.
With it the successor is given life and the listener joyous,

29. It delights the reciter and elucidates the non-Arab.
It has come to you to gain acceptance and pleasure

30. And to kiss your hands, the greatest inauguration.
So show it favor by your kindness, like rainfall

31. Comforting it, seek to accomplish its wishes.
Do not let anything but acceptance be its concerns

32. That through it, it may obtain the greatest profits.
Stay in God's safety for as long as the breeze blows

33. And for as long as the moonlight sings beautifully.