1. Tell the minister Abi Muhammad, he who
Without his assembly, glory and prominence would fade

2. If time descends with its misfortunes
Or gets up, time the conqueror makes one sit

3. You quenched my thirst with a golden cup
Like fire in the light of a bottle burning bright

4. When the cloak of a fleeting world betrays
My patience and grieving heart are suppressed

5. And after you weaned me off it
I became one with enduring sorrow residing and stirring

6. Whence can I, however much I want to drink, find
Patience, O noble brother, to be found