1. I saw Abu Sufyan aspiring to pride
For Abu Sufyan is a treasure of treasures

2. He aimed for the heights until he reached, sitting
The stars of the sky of virtue, by force and coercion

3. With the sign of the ram’s skin when its wool
Was dyed with henna, ink on pearls

4. And its page was dotted with embellishment
As ink from an inkwell dots parchment

5. Eulogies were prepared for him when he prepared them
For the gathering of the sun of the age, morning and evening