1. He who seeks beauty's affection unreturned
Will weep and moan in anguished distress.

2. With eyes that rain tears he pours out his sorrow,
Not to complain of misery or torment.

3. Passion so consumed him, deep yearning filled him -
Fearing the loss of his loved one, anxiously.

4. While comfort slumbers, beyond his reach,
Deaf to rebuke, he burns in fervent love.

5. Suffering burdened him with fiery embers,
From the flames of passion set ablaze within.

6. Always following him, his sighing breath
Like kindling, fueling love's growing fire.

7. Alas my heart! Still enthralled is it,
Though passion conquered it and rules supreme.

8. With confusion punishing, testing his will,
And my pride worsening his dire condition.

9. A gazelle, whose slender form sways gracefully,
With beauty adorning his elegant neck.

10. His alluring eyelashes stir hearts to madness,
And my reason is helpless, captured by him.

11. By his exquisite charm and youthful splendor,
Neither distant from me nor far removed.

12. A moon who glows with brilliant light around him -
Were the full moon to see him, it would hide in shame.

13. His rosy cheeks, the bloom of the rose in bounty,
Given to drink the water of vitality.

14. Far above any doubt or misgiving,
My state because of him is filled with wonder.

15. Guarded have I been, closing off my hearing
From the advice of envious, jealous whisperers.

16. Until I abandon and shun their counsel,
Deaf I remain to their warning and rebuke.

17. Take it - you who from his drink found bliss before.
Is it a fitting match? Can you perceive

18. Whether drunk deeply or just briefly sipped?
Beyond what I had hoped and dreamed of attaining,

19. From my striving, gifts of favor bestowed.
The giver of glory, honor's guarantor

20. Is the eminent lord of all nobility.
Whose praise when recited in his presence

21. Is recorded in writing, line after line.
I recited my eulogy of his virtues -

22. All who heard my recital voiced astonishment.
My delight - though undeserved the bounty gained

23. From clouds of generosity, rains he poured forth.
Not deeming his unstinting munificence a burden,

24. While others viewed it as mighty and grand.
Every splendid attribute he came to possess

25. When he aspired beyond what others craved.
As his status became exalted with acclaim,

26. His venerable beard turned white with age.
He is the rain of righteousness if we are thirsty,

27. The forest lion if aggressors pounce to attack.
Brandishing his sword, terror grips his foes -

28. To make them see might and courage from him.
He rose never betraying reliance on God,

29. Seeking only what earns divine reward.
Victorious in all affairs he undertakes,

30. Never disobeying what the Lord decreed.