1. I see my fate has been kind, gaining
From an eminent one I forgot Ziyad.

2. And when Ziyad passed away from us
We substituted poetry for Zinad.

3. And when he came to you and enlightened you
He made you forget who enlightened you before.

4. I mean none but you, Abu Ali
Be where you wish, you will attain what you desire.

5. Your sublime poems have certainly come
In varieties of pride, singly or in pairs.

6. If you compose love poems, you are a passion for them,
And if you compose seriously, you are their purpose.

7. Dazzling, if you appeared to the envious
He would against his desire say you are excellent.

8. You set a resolve that would not be content until
The stars revolved around you as their steeds.

9. The crescent would be its slipper one day
And in ten days, its armory.

10. News of you came to me, and if it persisted
To the dead, it would have brought them back to life.

11. Praise or the cooing of ring doves
A sad tear smiled, and it increased.

12. I obtained it, so I was harsh there
While all people were gentle.

13. I sent you to the battlefield of poetry
Concealed words, its steeds.

14. If I could, the whiteness of my eye
Would be its parchment, and its blackness, its ink.

15. You have established a noble character, so build,
For the likes of you, when he initiates, repeats.