1. The pearl has arrived bound in the book
So I kissed the inscriptions that were written

2. And a hand that brings together the best of both
Of mighty generosity and refined etiquette

3. Flows gentleness with its composition
As it actually flows gold

4. It creates with a kiss minus palms
And that is the least that is owed

5. So my master and chief of generosity
And best of people whether mother or father

6. I have dedicated this poem to you and have not
Been distracted from thanking the Lord of my bounties

7. And I had left Him for a period
And my silence lengthened and the wonder increased

8. And people thought that I was fatigued
And that the spring of my speech was exhausted

9. But poetry never expired, I just
Avoided in it unreasonable speech

10. And thought it too big to be
A vessel for the penniless and yearnings of the seekers

11. Until I came across this meeting
And time yielded this profit

12. So you revived poetry in me before demise
And revived with generosity the glory of the Arabs