1. O you who sincerely loves me
And your love is no lie as if true

2. You are the father of Abd Al-Ilah, a man
With unmatched glory, never preceded

3. You were created in the most honorable of creations
Thus you are of the most honorable creations

4. Not like the rogues whose love
I gained as much as a blower gains in the horn

5. My goods are unsellable to them
As unsellable as water to a strangled man

6. So wonder, for in my words there is a wonder
Led by a leader more amazing than leaders

7. My home is Damascus as you can see
Yet my oil is from the market

8. The beard of one who accepts this beard
Is only fit for a toy bear