1. O breeze from the land of the Nile Valley
You came and eased my anguish

2. You blew with the scent of Lebanon, its fragrance diffusing
Enchantingly, sweeter than the breeze of home

3. A breeze from the spirit of the most generous garden
Its aroma revives the soul of every ailing one

4. I sacrifice myself for the noble one, foremost
Among all the virtuous, of lofty lineage

5. My heart clung to her from afar, never
Parting, for it found her joined to it

6. Meeting was difficult for the ardent lover, and for me
There is speech to her that cannot be surfeited

7. Why wouldn't I love your eminence? What is it
That would make anyone say I am reproached for my love?

8. You are unmatched among women, so how could I not
Love a sweetheart who has no peer?

9. You taught me the ode and inspired me
With passion like Buthayna's love for Jamil

10. I long for your generous gathering, for it is
The longing of the thirsty for cups of wine

11. I love your beautiful traits, and I am not
One who is infatuated by what's beyond the veil

12. For you possess the qualities of every beauty
And have done every beautiful deed

13. To you belong fine morals, which will forever
Testify to your noble origin

14. You have ennobled minds with your position, just as
You have honored the merit of poetry after decline

15. You became more eloquent than Labid, without
Detracting from your great worth

16. A necklace you donned, adorning yourself with its pearls
And composing from it a splendid crown

17. You have bestowed on me some of its pearls
That my neck envied, o pearls of my generation!

18. Every rhyme is like virgins of statues
Gazing at me with kohl-lined eyes

19. They came to greet me, and so revived a passion
That was sweetened by the kiss of syrup

20. You gave me such affection I had sought
So I cried: good tidings of most generous bestowal!

21. To you, o essence of perfection, I sent as envoy
The dream of nobility, with acceptance its intercessor

22. I charged it with my ardor and kind regards
And made it a messenger to your sanctuary

23. So if you grace it by declaring your contentment
That is the utmost of what is hoped for

24. You remain forever Aisha of abundant goodness
And fortune of lasting joy