1. O stopover in fertile Lebanon and its people,
For there lies the beauty of my heart's dwelling.

2. Describing that land revived my joy,
Perhaps my love will favor me with his union.

3. A land I returned to, sipping its limpid purity,
Though at times embers blocked the way to its springs.

4. Fires blazed in my heart after love
Played with his right hand and left.

5. O abode of those I love, I greet you,
Safeguarded from harm and malice's arrows.

6. An abode where a gazelle has possessed me, so I
Remain captive to his beauty and charm.

7. I left my heart there, wandering,
Yearning - perhaps it will ease its plight.

8. My friend, if you visit that sanctuary,
And stand among its ruins, call out:

9. Greetings upon you from a land that contains
A full moon, its crescent like a new moon.

10. Seeing him is familiar as if he were
A vision for one missing his counterpart.

11. A man, when describing the perfection of men,
Described perfection as being his essence.

12. He attained perfection despite his youth,
So seeking his perfection is endless.

13. In every sea there is a jewel, but
Without it dangers like its waves.

14. His breast contains a sea in which we gain jewels
With no fear of its terrors.

15. He is the prince, and how many princes are his servants -
If not for his humility despite his mighty grandeur.

16. O you I yearn to meet, your image
ever ails me by making your attainment near.

17. An image - if you were among us, you would find it
Closer to us than your mirage.

18. I fell short in praising you, but
A timid one's excuse lies in his reticence.

19. So if you pardon, you are foremost in pardoning,
And if you blame, you are among the judicious.