1. Oh Abu Sulaiman, how much goodness you have granted me,
And how much you have rewarded me, and how much kindness you have bestowed upon me,

2. And how much we have tended to one another, and he was for me
Like the pairing of spirit and body,

3. And how much we were envied for the affection through which
Our souls were comforted like a child is soothed by milk.

4. So why have we grown estranged without cause,
And why have we deviated from propriety?

5. And why have we forgotten binding rights
Due to a misstep - if it has occurred - out of neglect?

6. Does a reasonable man sell the precious
For naught and yet have ample stores without price?

7. What is our excuse if we are asked where your relationship stood
And where was your pact in eras past?

8. An admonition - we have no time in our lives for delay
And it is not seemly that we accept anything but the best.

9. So return to reunion - for reunion is most praiseworthy
If you heed the view of those wise and insightful.

10. But if you are stingy with affection or favor,
Then a truce, however it may be, over embers.

11. If it is your right by ordainment, undeflected by
Excuse, then do not deny my own right its course.