1. The generous host has a spacious abode,
Filled with ashes in the empty valley.

2. As if it were a twisting serpent
With people between fearful and hopeful.

3. A necklace of pearls for the thirsty,
Or the illusion of a loud bell.

4. It cannot be reached by cunning tricks,
A soaring eagle spreading its wings.

5. Its neighbor and guest are in a fortress,
Muhammad the virtuous pointed with fingers.

6. The best of ministers who cheered the assembly,
And weighed the importance of gatherings.

7. It contained the heights with pulpits and platforms,
And surpassed the finest of lineages.

8. By his efforts and noble ancestry,
He came like a caravan at nightfall.

9. Sprinkling dust on the settled abodes,
When its followers marched on campaigns.

10. Leaving them to wander like blind camels,
A fine refuge for the deluding night-raider.

11. The night surrendered him, and the gusts of evil,
Reluctantly to the horror of torment.

12. Of harshness, isolation, and ravaging,
At the time of bleakness like clipped wings.

13. His firmness splits the ribs of coats of mail,
And the gleam of swords deludes.

14. And the thrust of lightning held back,
Al-Wali, the pillar of faith, is seen there.

15. More beneficial than a rainy cloud's downpour,
So he lodged the guest in the best dwelling,

16. And replaced the barren valley with fertile green,
Thus he lived for kindness and nobility.

17. As long as the night is not dispelled by the arriving dawn.