1. When my beloved appeared to me
He was my musk and my sweet herb

2. And his face made me forget
All other strange beauty

3. Arise, bear witness, O people
To a full moon whose radiance you see

4. And say not you were heedless
Of the near, answering friend

5. He who enlivens the living, the land of Nejd
Stirring my passion and ecstasy

6. Long has he brought me benefit
With excessive weeping and lament

7. O bough, cease to curve away
Leave off disdain toward us

8. Find us with the vision
Of this awe-inspiring beauty

9. The prayer of my Lord the Merciful
Upon the noble Prophet

10. No servant surpassed Al-Ghani
In praise, every skillful poet