1. For a heart that roams in every valley,
And a slain victim of love without a valley,

2. I but commemorate the taverns and the wine,
My endeavor is to brighten the blackness.

3. And if I am truthful then it is my object,
And my purposes, and my garden, and my desire,

4. By the hand of Ibn Al-Ameed, verily I am a pillar,
Of his love the sign of glories.

5. If fate but knew that he was one of its sons,
It would despise the worth of all other children.

6. Or if people saw how his limbs shake from love,
They would not enumerate him among the seekers.

7. O you who are hopeful, descend quickly
With the eminent pillar and lion of spears.

8. For if he is generous, then the supposition of Hatem Al-Ta’i is surpassed,
And if he speaks, it is said "Be quiet O Iyad".

9. And if he decides, then where is Ziyad
Compared to his eminence? And where are the family of Ziyad?

10. The feast has returned to repeat its beauty,
From its glorious companions and peers.

11. In it he will sacrifice those unloyal to him,
And there will remain the rest of the feasts.

12. And if my praise was not long in meter,
It has been long in the battlefields of valor.

13. Verily the best praiser is he whose praise
Is proclaimed by the poets in every club.