في حسن رأي عبيد الله لي عِوَضٌ

وفضلُهُ بَدَلٌ من كلِّ مطلوب

In the good opinion of Obaydullah I have a recompense,

And his virtue is a substitute for all I desire,

وإن صحبتُ فتأميلي لغرَّتِهِ

وَذِكرُهُ خَيرُ مألوفٍ ومصحوب

And if I befriend him, yearn for his charm,

And the mention of him is better than the habitual and accompanied.

بذلك الوجه تُجلى كلُّ غاشية

عن ناظرٍ بوجوه اللوم محصوب

With that face every overwhelming darkness is illuminated

To a beholder whose eyes are blinded by blame.

عاد المصلَّى بوضّاحٍ أسِرَّتُهُ

تنبيك عن خَلَدٍ بالفهم مشبوب

The one who prays has returned with a cheerfulness that captivates him

Awakening you from an eternity saturated with understanding.

فاستقبلت قبلةُ الإسلام بدرَ عُلاً

يُمسي له البدر نجماً غير محسوب

So I met the prayer direction of Islam with a full moon,

That makes the moon a star not to be counted at night.

وغرةً تطلبُ الآمال قبلتها

بين المحارب طرّاً والمحاريب

And a charm whose hopes seek its prayer direction

Among the warriors, a peacock, and the armored.

أدنى المؤيد إذ شطَّت منازله

فضلاً بفضلٍ وتهذيباً بتهذيب

The lowest of the supported when his dwellings swelled

With bounty upon bounty and cultivation upon cultivation.

كالطَّرفِ والقلبِ فيما بين ذاك وذا

مسرى الضمير وتبعيدٌ كتقريب

Like the eyelid and the heart in what is between that and this

The path of conscience and approximation like separation.

فبتُّ من وصفه في غايةٍ قَذَفٍ

والطبعُ ينجدني والفكرُ يسري بي

So I was in an extreme point of his description

And my nature aided me and my thought flowed through me

كأنني واجدٌ من عَرفِ سؤدده

ريحَ القميص سَرت في نفس يعقوب

As if I found from knowing his fragrance

The scent of the shirt that captivated Jacob’s soul.