1. I swear by the one whose love has tormented me,
And made me drink cups of estrangement,

2. In the morning he tears my spirit with his glances,
And the fabric of my garment with humiliation and disgrace.

3. You are the embodiment of eloquence,
Adorned with the pearls of expression.

4. O son of nobility, their gathering clouds have roared,
And they donned the learned and refined attire.

5. They marched against the champions arrogantly,
And grew close to Adnan or Qahtan.

6. From every courageous tribe on the day of battle,
Showing joy when the two armies meet.

7. We swooned intoxicated with the wine of your eloquence,
Bent by your poetry, nay, by your magic.

8. Whatever word you chose was gentler than love,
And sweeter to the ears than fresh branches.

9. With excellent meaning like a delicate breeze,
Sweeter than gazelle drafts from a meadow.

10. Al-Buhturi and Abu Firas and Al-Mutanabbi
Are not as subtle as you, nor the young Hamadani.

11. You have won brilliance, excellence, and greatness,
And preceded in the field of this lofty affair.

12. To you this ode sends the freshest greeting,
More fragrant than the scent of a garden.

13. Qumri did not boast of the beauties of maidens,
Nor did the branches of Al-Ban pine.