1. He faced the departure of the whole tribe
A gazelle, with the most beautiful eyes like kohl

2. He faced and the matter of separation has intensified
The camels were loaded and the burdens were lightened

3. In his chest a blazing fire of youth
And tears flowing down his cheeks

4. A gazelle who has a pasture in the heart that is fertile
And shade that covers both his sides, shady and cool

5. Beauty is distributed in him, his body is delicate
And his waist is slender

6. Close to the onlookers, his nearness raises hope
But the lover has no way to reach him

7. When glances travel across his cheeks
Eyes are dazzled by him and he is sleepy

8. Like the sun covering the eyes with its light
But hands cannot reach it

9. And when the tribe departed, and they were devastated by its loss
The quick camels intended to leave without farewell

10. The faces of the clouds appeared to us like lightning
With brightness and acceptance on them

11. So be patient my lord if a misfortune befalls
For the outcome of beautiful patience is beautiful

12. And do not despair of your Lord's work, surely
I am certain that God will provide comfort

13. For nights, when their bliss passes away
Bring good news that sorrows pass away

14. Have you not seen that the night after its darkness
The dawn lights guide towards its departure

15. Have you not seen that the sun after its eclipse
Has a surface that covers the eyes bright and clear

16. That the slender crescent after appearing
Bent and weak, becomes round and beams

17. Think not that the tall palm is uprooted
Whenever the morning breeze blows by it and it sways

18. Think not that the sword is broken whenever
Rust afflicts it after it was sharp

19. For time may gently rein its stubbornness
Healing the sick or comforting the anguished

20. And the winged one whose wings were clipped may fly again after
Losing some feathers in its flight

21. And the stricken branch may flourish again
Leafing out after withering and loss

22. The star has regularity after its return
And the fortune has consistency after its departure

23. And some tribulations, their occurrence calls for thanks
Events of time have both maturity and immaturity

24. No wonder days have betrayed me, for
Great ones are tested with great trials

25. What canal did not suffer the bending of its arches?
What sword was not afflicted by nicks?

26. What crescent was not worn down by its curve?
What shooting star was not failed by its decline?

27. Days have treated me badly until they broke their cords
But in you are melodies for them and rewards

28. I resisted them in what they intended by their twists and turns
Were it not for you, they would wander and rage

29. You made unlawful the fragments of generosity, though
The generous are wont to devour fragments

30. You are but the sword rested in its sheath
So the tribe may be miserable with it on the day of fighting

31. Do you not have Joseph as an example?
Bearing the weight of fate though it is heavy

32. Imprisonment has not lessened you, and mention of you flows
Unbound, tilting to the horizons

33. So do not give in to worries, though their weight depresses you
For the likes of you carries momentous matters

34. And do not be anxious about shackles that have bound you
For the fetters of men are necklaces

35. The nights make up for what their arrows have missed you
Though they were ungenerous with people

36. A man whom events wear down his honor
And despairs of what befalls him is mean

37. God is your keeper wherever you are, visiting you
His hands not far from you, guest and neighbor

38. Days have not disgraced you, but your stay in them
Is an honor and virtue

39. You have neither died nor has your fortune declined
While the fortune of enemies is misfortune and wailing

40. The bliss of a life of exile has pleasures in it
And the dignity of a life of sorrow has ease