1. My tongue and my gaze are at odds in their love for you
Yet in essence they are in accord

2. My tongue yearns to journey so the world may hear
Your praise proclaimed in every place

3. While my gaze desires to remain focused on your beauty
For to it you are as generous as your nobility

4. My resolve is united in praising you
As my tongue saw fit in its love for you

5. May the verses reward you, for they are
Immortal, untouched by the stain of time

6. If after my death, it is said "This
Is the praise of so-and-so for the prince so-and-so"

7. Then grant me leave to freely journey
Unleashing praise while settled in place

8. For wherever you take me east or west
My aspirations, my purpose, my sights are set on you