1. لا يَلزَمُ القَمرُ المُنيرُ المَشرِقا

    فأتى وكانَ يُضِئُ من قبلِ اللِّقا

    The radiant moon is not bound to the east;

    so he came, already shining before our meeting.

  2. قد رامَ جِلَّقَ في النُزُولِ فمن يُرِدْ

    عَدَدَ البُروجِ يَعُدُّ منها جِلَّقا

    He sought Jillaq for his sojourn; whoever wishes

    to count the zodiac's signs must count Jillaq among them.

  3. يا طالما كُنَّا نَراهُ تَوَهُّماً

    حتى رأينا شخصَهُ مُتحقّقِا

    Oh, how often we saw him in imagination,

    until we saw him in person, in reality.

  4. كِدْنا نَذوبُ تَشَوُّفاً لِجَلالِهِ

    من بعدِ ما كِدْنا نَذوبُ تَشَوُّقا

    We almost melted in eager contemplation of his majesty,

    after we had almost melted with longing.

  5. فضحَ السَّماعَ بهِ العِيانُ بأنَّهُ

    أوفَى ولكنْ لم نَجِدْهُ أصدَقا

    Seeing him put hearsay to shame, for it was

    fuller, though we did not find it truer.

  6. قَصُرَ الرُواةُ بوَصفِهِ فعذَرتُهُمْ

    كيلا يَقولوا صِفْهُ أنتَ مُدَقّقِا

    The narrators fell short in describing him, so I excused them,

    lest they say, “Describe him yourself, with precision!”

  7. أهلاً بأكرمِ قادمٍ قد رَدَّ لي

    قلبي الذي قد كانَ معهُ مُوثَقا

    Welcome to the noblest visitor, who has restored to me

    my heart, which had been held captive in his keeping.

  8. مَلَكَ الفُؤادَ يسيرُ تحتَ لِوائهِ

    فأنا لذاك أخافُ أن نَتَفرَّقا

    He has won my heart; it marches beneath his banner,

    so I fear, for that reason, that we may part.