1. O my friends in the evening, be patient
Love has seriously afflicted the young man, and he did not play

2. By Allah, by Allah, I do not sleep, and
I cannot control my teary eyes out of agitation

3. Will time let us remember one
Who was a neighbor, then became estranged and went away?

4. To Allah my tears! I shall not speak to him
Tomorrow morning in the house, downcast

5. It was not my sin that I suffered because of him
And the evil eye of someone was the reason between us

6. I shed my tears over the beloved, so I astonished
Men, while I was not wonderful

7. Before me, the young man was loyal, but
Love of parting came over him, or he sought another

8. My love for Salma and seeing her
Was but a speck in my overflowing tears

9. I want to forget her, but he reminds me of
What he gained with the two neighbors

10. How much pleasure we got, enjoying it
And a gathering the memory of which became anguish

11. There remains only the imagination, reminding me
Of what she was, and what I desired

12. Leave Salma, whose yearning causes anguish for her seeker
Reason cannot precede what is destined

13. I shall leave insanity to the eyes, and not
Leave drinking wine in the evenings and at dusk

14. And a king whom kings bow down to
Just, providing sustenance for the Arabs

15. Looking after our affairs and honor
Spending the day in prosperity and prestige at night

16. Fortune and mules continually
Collecting land tax which is taken to him

17. And sometimes the eyes flash
Lightning for him against those who rebel

18. A man of Quraysh in religion and nobility
I gave him my love for what he gave

19. Resentment of a friend does not deceive him
Nor does his anger overcome him if he is angry

20. He gives you what the winds blow, and does not
Covet anyone's religion, even if they are close

21. Courageous, dignified, his arrogance adorned
With forbearance, and dignity along with what he avoided

22. A rain pool after rain quenches you
With fresh cool water flowing for whoever drank

23. With his skin the clothes smell fragrant, and with his
Touch he makes people and lineage fragrant

24. You can smell his slippers in the replacement
Like the repentant smell fragrant basil

25. I wore iron and coats of mail besides him
And a Mahri she-camel, a noble creature

26. Of supplies in the packsaddles and saddlebags
For persistent anxiety or overwhelming calamity

27. When I remember a man spending the night
Giving thanks, we rode the usual mounts

28. Stamping the embers of anger, while the
Family was in turmoil and its youths in confusion

29. She-camels arriving from every emigrant woman
In the heat and noon sun you can see following him

30. Crooked, consecutive on the curved road when the
Rider takes shade from the heat of his day

31. They swim in the heaven's pond as if
The wild asses cut straight through the clamor

32. Until when they alight at the abode
Of kinswomen and maternal aunts, relieving distress

33. Between Abu Ja'far and Abu al-'Abbas
Like a mirage taking cover

34. No! He is rather the annihilator of cares when
A person's heart feels them, out of necessity

35. I greeted him at daybreak while his palms
Poured gold for the visitors of his house

36. He gave such bracelets, slaves, and
Real estate that I thought it was play

37. With blessing that carries loyalty, following it
From death after hardship

38. He hurries to reward this and that and that other, and does not
Count his reward like one who counts

39. Indeed, he whose rule
Blessed people until they disputed over the reason

40. Is the brother of the one prayers were established for
He does not act stingily or speak falsely

41. His manners have made his nature white-haired
And he has inherited it if he claims affiliation

42. He starts the day with the blessings of prophethood; his
Banner does not lag if it stirs

43. And our land gave glad tidings to the sky through him
And the people of graves were delighted at what followed

44. By Allah, the people of graves, if they were brought back to life,
Would find bliss and acquire proper behavior

45. And Joseph the rebel, he has prepared for him
Until he fell into Hell, overturned

46. Away, smashed, with whoever turns away from
The truth and disobeys the Mahdi in fear

47. Indeed, the son of Hajjaj's cupbearer is enough for you
Settled and stable, wherever he traveled

48. Mahdi of the people of prayers, the fortune-teller reads him
An obscure, covered book, free of doubt

49. As if those who seek him for their needs
Are pilgrims heading to Mash'ar in groups

50. He adorns the noble pulpit with his
Kindness and words when he preaches

51. And the land glows with his virtues
As if a light were implanted in the sun

52. Proudest when his hands drip
As his visitors throng around him in hordes

53. And the utmost extent of the delegations when
They travel, hoping for his connection out of desire

54. Their leader says, as they persist
After morning, the joy of one who persists

55. When you go to the Mahdi, ask him,
You will find generosity and God-consciousness in him

56. You see in him the mark of the Prophet, and if
He fought people, he ignited a flame for them

57. United of heart when meeting, even if
The matter turns away from his heart in war

58. Security has emerged in his rule
And he said about it, whoever reads books

59. Muhammad bequeaths his caliphate to him
Moses and Aaron follow the father