1. Is it kohl in his eyes or a type of kohl?
Is it a rose on his cheeks or a dye of shyness?

2. A swaying branch, if it inclines,
Is it a palm tree of sand or a sound from the sand?

3. It relents from a juicy bite in a tender mouth,
Sweet pillow, forbidden from kisses.

4. My poetry's fortune from his love,
Is like his hair, so how can you blame the gazelles for their gazelles?

5. I swear by Nayrabian meadow, if
The rain clouds cast their shadow upon it,

6. Spring hands split its anemones when
Its gardens were touched like a drunkard.

7. One day, better than the roses on cheeks,
Than narcissus shoots, no, better than bent narcissus.

8. While the suns were setting, he said
But the sun of our love never declined.

9. This is love, if not for the abundance of censoring,
And life's joy if not for the swiftness of death.

10. Do not grieve over wealth, I said to it,
Ali son of Mamoun, after God is my reliance.

11. The fighter of religion, so all religions,
And challenger of the splendid state against states.

12. A king whose opinion and high banners
On the day of battle upon the tired horses.

13. A brave knight whom in the thick of battle
None pierces but the brave knight.

14. His actions between people remain consistent
While others' words among people remain without action.

15. He rises in the eyes of enemies in rank
As if he were a moon in the eye of one squint-eyed.

16. How the envious measure themselves against him!
Yet how far is the earth's depths from a mountain's summit?

17. Glories have bowed, you've risen above people in rank
And you remain bestowing horses and horsemen.

18. How true are the strikes you deliver to enemies
With steadfast spear tips and sword pommels!

19. You hastened them and left the horses empty
Of them, though man was created of haste.

20. You take no pride among the world's princes
Save that of Abdullah’s son among the messengers.

21. You attained praise of both parents when
Muhammad came and you anticipated the most high through Ali.

22. My master, how many plagiarizing panegyrists
Do you reward, other than plagiarizers?

23. No pearl is equal to counterfeit in the world,
Nor is honey compared with aloe sap.

24. Do not wonder at my falling short next to their length,
For pride belongs to the lion, not the camel.

25. I am the one whose fortune is below lowliest,
Yet I composed poetry of you beyond compare.

26. Poetry transcending poets and surpassing
Prize poems, conveyed even by a camel.