1. Others' hearts yearn for her eyes, and for her
They have surpassed the ideals of meaning and yearned for her

2. I have an ambition - if I rouse its bird to flight
To attain an honor among the stars that flew for her

3. And I have soul mates who make the rocks pliant
Like Salman's sword in battle, drawn for her

4. Ask the noblest of nobles, who surpassed their enemies
In wisdom, resolve, generosity - perfect and exemplary

5. He attained all honors since before maturity, and after
Adolescence, with complete virtues that adorned him

6. A brother of intelligence, the elder would envy him
For when faced with knotty problems, he unties them

7. And a perceptiveness that penetrated every assembly
Like the eloquent pens of learned scribes expounding them

8. He continues to excel in most honors
Until he gains the best, and chooses the most perfect

9. Two excellences go hand in hand in him:
Courage and knowledge that solve their riddles

10. Like the moon is his ascent on days of generosity, thus
Making halos revolve around him, increasing joy through him

11. If his smile illuminates a question
The likeners are confused in their comparisons, bewildered by him

12. The truest words about him, as we date him
Are: the dawn adorned itself with the diadem and shone through him