1. With resolve he sees the sword as more deserving of its sheath,
When unsheathed, no hand grasps it except unsheathing hands.

2. Good fortune ascends as Mercury ascends,
Its ascendant is Mercury's combustion.

3. So you continued to ascend as fortune and ascent
Guided you until the decree of envy was fulfilled,

4. And until praise came to you from every envious one,
And until the excuse came to you from every critic.

5. You were absent yet the heart whose seal you are did not become distant.
Lightning flashes your hands over the returning deserts.

6. I come and go in your abode though my saddlebags and guide settled
Where the two encampments meet.

7. And when yearning called me I responded and it overcame me,
Before me a resolute determination cognizant of the directions.

8. It obligates me to hasten as if I am
Your attainment or the doom of the defiant enemy.

9. I sacrifice a path whose minaret I seek guidance by
And survey the neglected barren land and frozen deserts.

10. And I kiss the trotting feet of my steed for I see
Everything leading me closer to you aids me.

11. Were it not for the sanctity of law we would not travel
To you except prostrating with forehead touching the ground.

12. I came with the utmost effort of the weary, and I see
None more deserving of eloquence's grace than the sincere.

13. For you I have what, if poetry were just, the themes of its verses
Would be kohl in the eyes of poems.

14. I do not claim favor but I reckon it
Will be sweet in mouths when recited.

15. I never liked an ostentatious claim
Even if thousands stood witness to verify it.

16. I do not like praise whose sections are laden
With words exceeding the creed’s measure.

17. Praise is only in hearts while excellent words
Perfect excellent beliefs’ beauty.