1. Were it not for eyelids tinged with kohl
And moments that have not ceased

2. I would have shot arrows of complaint
Whose sting is sweeter than honey's taste

3. It blends into his roses
From a lofty and generous place

4. Whenever it sees me it cuts short
If my pride plays or jokes

5. Contrary, if it harbored
Estrangement I would reconcile

6. And I bend, compliant
Swaying whenever I stand tall

7. Its branch sways gently
When the north wind blows

8. It bows its head in shyness
When my glance falls upon it

9. A petulant gazelle
Refusing to be seduced

10. I asked for a kiss
From its lips but it did not respond

11. I was content to see its liveliness
Mixed with laziness

12. Until it came to me humbled
Intoxicated and infatuated

13. It ended without thanks
That guarded one was degraded

14. And spent the night confused
Between its necklace and earring

15. I almost erased sorrow
From its lips with a kiss

16. I sacrifice it, that smile
I kiss but cannot possess

17. It is like fingers
For Islam's eternal glory

18. Its virtues are always
Laughing in the face of hope

19. Al-Nasir bin Al-Salih is the guide
Of praise, most high

20. But praising him
Is the truest work

21. With his name we reclaim
The exalted, when he speaks, justice descends

22. His youth shines
With the light of noble youth

23. Bringing in beginnings joy and resolve
With him kingship is stolen

24. And states take pride
His perfection paid no heed

25. To any flaw
His glorious name is untouched

26. By talk of "if only" or "perhaps"
He never sought

27. Honor that was forbidden
Or saw a grace

28. Abandoned without reaching it
One of such traits

29. In life is proverbial
His lineage is pure

30. The last and the first
His manners noble

31. Whether earnest or jesting
His ambition is lofty

32. Below it, Saturn's star
A lion, pouring rain, dew

33. Whether the day is long or brief
No limit binds his generosity

34. No drought makes it wither
The light of his honesty shines

35. If he speaks or acts
His traits are sanctified

36. Beyond cravenness or stinginess
And his heights

37. Have become his exclusive praise
His call dictates to my pen

38. While virtue is virtue's reward
His hand of authority

39. Owes nothing to cunning or deceit
If it stabs, there is no burning

40. If it throws, no paralysis
Or writes, no errors

41. No stumbling in its script
The shapes of its letters

42. Fairer than black notation
Like sparks among embers

43. Or embroidery on robes
If the son of Maqlah tried

44. He would be told "you are the lesser"
His field is a refuge

45. For all who travel and settle
His doors a shelter

46. When slippers slip and feet stumble
How many fallen has he aided

47. Whether free or imprisoned
And hosts he made safe

48. After fear and dread
Saving them through his grace

49. Interceding for all who asked
Freeing with his charity

50. The mighty and the lowly
Were they not bound to him

51. The sword of separation would have struck
He freed them and they became

52. Each relying on his bounty
Oh ignorant one, ask me and others

53. About his virtue, do not question
I visited him and gained from

54. His gifts what others never attained
The train of his overflowing grace

55. Enfolded and embraced me
It is enough that the witness

56. Considers me one of the intimates
My champion, you are the one

57. Who aids me against those who abandoned me
Oh son of the valiant raids

58. Son of the pillows and carpets
Son of the one who adorned guidance

59. And finery, joy of separation
Whose ways

60. In every land are followed
Whose views united

61. Islam in its covenant and dissolution
Before praising you

62. I was content with little worth
And accepted excuses from people

63. When the date harvest was lean
Composing petty verse for them

64. In thanks for the meagerest gift
But today through you I have become

65. Dearer than pounding and shaking
I sang your name in praise

66. After it had gone unsung
I exalted it after it had been

67. Debased and common
Its garb has become new

68. After it was worn and frayed
And the eye of guidance saw

69. In our time none to replace you