1. When the breeze blows gently on the rose
I recall my poetry in its exquisite abode

2. And when clouds rain with lightning
I weep, and in my heart burns ardent fervor

3. She is veiled from me by the guard and between us
Are barriers of estrangement and distance

4. An arrow shot with good aim
Is like a sword unsheathed with purpose

5. So a random arrow may strike you
While a sword is always wielded with intent

6. Leave poetry describing women and make it
Embellished with gems in glory

7. For the wise do not compare stinginess to dew
Nor foolishness to seriousness

8. A leader whose merits you describe
Leave comparisons of spears, arrows and swords

9. He summoned me to praise his virtues
So I strung stars into a necklace

10. O brother of glory take them while traveling like the morning breeze
And in spreading like flowers, myrtle and dew

11. You remain the bosom friend of glory, pride and bounty
And you remain nurturing glory, virtue and fortune