1. After weakness, Asma visited
When she let down her dark tresses

2. She visited us while the night was ambiguous and the house
Was bleak without its people wandering aimlessly

3. How did she brave the fears of the wilderness or
How did she feel at ease in her wandering the desert

4. The meadows of the Prophet were desolate without her
As well as the sands of his land wandering confused

5. And the mountains of Sarat without her abode
Were like a flock scattered, lost, and confused

6. So were the twisted valleys, necklaces of Shabat
Zarud, Al Samad, and Al Khasa confused

7. As well as the caves of Harra and the meadows
With springs, domes, and sand dunes accumulating

8. How was her loyalty when the days
Were hopeless, devoid of any loyalty

9. We covered her abodes with the twisting of snakes
After kindness upon her, kindness returned

10. And we cried over her abodes while she
Was a barren ruin, even if crying availing

11. Then the camels turned with us, restless
When the winds turned restless with their burden

12. Groaning and the riders crying alike
Lost in love and equal in their fervor

13. The betrayer of affection claimed that
Love is a disease that distance cures

14. It is shameful for the youth and he must
Part with it when separation becomes imminent

15. The real shame is to abandon pure love
Neglected and to betray true brotherhood

16. And I bear witness to his resentment and air
Of arrogance and transgression upon him

17. Neither a provider but the steeds of valor
Naturally incline as gazelles incline to each other

18. With trickery they encounter prosperity
And get fulfilled as the thirsty spears get fulfilled

19. So they overwhelmed them in enmity and a day
When our people were ennobled by blessings

20. Then we rose to the joy and hunting
And the day had no more supremacy

21. The saddles of our horses were adorned
As they vied - a gathered flock, plain and unattractive

22. Of lively color as amber mixed
With gold and silver bowl of wine attractively

23. With a side bag matching the cloak
Full of utensils, leathery and unattractive

24. Short of back so it slumped
And its front and rear rose over it

25. With prominent withers, had it no bent
Legs and bowing it would be perfect

26. Long of rein like a gutter and an ear
Hanging over its head unkempt

27. With ample tail, had it no mange
On its forehead or twisting it would be perfect

28. On my right one, though showing little liveliness
With a spacious, wide chest and smooth shoulders

29. Looking askance, furtive and shy
Not rising up as the air bore him

30. With two fluttering wings
As feathers fall into a trap fluttering

31. While we were racing and the horn
Of the sun shone to the right radiating

32. A flock diverted towards us, flooding the expanse
And the open space cast us towards it

33. So we attacked the weaklings
As a raging, violent raid attacks the living

34. Rising to fight with their hands
As the torrents write erosively

35. In darkness lit by their fire
As a screen covers the young woman's tent

36. They collided and wrestled
As enemies wrestle on the day of hatred

37. For a moment making the hissing of anger
Into soft cooing stained with blood

38. Each harmful beast escaped
By the grace of providence, had there been richer grace

39. And when the time came, surrounding helpers
And fleeing did not avail

40. In an open expanse as though it were the surface
Of the sea with mirage upon it extending

41. The sun sinks into its glowing horizon
Casting its red embers spreading

42. As if having jinn when the night
Turns in, mournful, singing, and reciting

43. I attacked it while darkness covered dawn
As the rain clouds cover the rain pourer

44. With riders on its extremely fast camels
A swarm as though they are ghosts

45. The deserts had nourished them
As well as the meadows, dawn, and nightfall

46. Seeking excellence where excellence is sought
And aspiring for generosity where generosity is found

47. Indeed, generosity and honor are two allies
So there is no contention about them

48. A King, every owner, created creatures
Earth to be trodden and He is the sky

49. From the essence of nobility and generous wine
That matured the generous and noble

50. Those who came later fell short of his example
And the ancients deviated from his path

51. Neither the Yemeni Tubba was his equal
Nor Caesar or Al Saba

52. The caravan travels in darkness but is guided
By a brilliance from his forehead radiating

53. Pure of tail and character, no blemish
Of shame or arrogance can be seen on him

54. As pure as the essence of the clouds
God cleansed him so no impurities stuck to him

55. Steps climbing the stars ceaselessly
With no equal or match climbing loftily

56. O son of the highest ranking King
And most generous one who wrapped himself in a cloak

57. Whenever the Imam appointed a minister
Your good opinion of the ministers was praised

58. Then they died while you remained
Through the days with calamities not guided towards you

59. So you were bored of life, sleep forever
For if not for you, water would not flow in vegetation