1. She is the full moon, brighter than the full moon
Her radiance, brighter than the dawn at daybreak

2. A beauty that entrances minds with her image
To which all hearts incline

3. As though the white oryx describe her neck
And her glances when she turns with a sway

4. As if the swaying branch above her smooth cheek
Is a rod atop a dune that nods gently

5. From my love for her I learned the pride of passion
Though before her I was submissive and tame

6. And her words stirred the fires of love and longing
As though your eyes long for Virgo's stars

7. So that no eyelid remains dry, and then it pours forth
No fire remains, except that her coals rekindle it

8. I did not know that when passion healed me
I cannot pretend patience and call to her

9. And that admitting I lag behind where no
Merit or virtue can make me proceed

10. Have you not seen the Virtuous King left no one
On earth who equals his praise and eulogy

11. As though the efforts of all creation together
Became through his blessed efforts refreshed

12. He gathered in himself what was divided in the world
For he is the most benevolent, lofty, and sublime

13. From him the dew is hoped for, so he sings gently
And the harm is feared from him, so he pardons and forgives

14. And verses that elucidate his wondrous merits
So they express the essence of discourse and articulate

15. His natural talent pours from every faculty
And shows up the pretenders and exposes them

16. And how far ahead is the outpouring talent
From another who strains his mind when he strives