1. O eloquent orator, refined by nature,

    And youth whose eloquence enchants minds,

  2. And eloquent one who, whenever he speaks in verse,

    You fancy his tongue is stringing stars.

  3. Yours is a string of the jewels of speech,

    Its coral adorning the spaces between its pearls.

  4. And meanings like rubies, in which the

    Wording has come to have its eagles studded with gems.

  5. Its necklace rests on the necks of the houris of rhyme,

    And its tavern upon eloquence’s wrist.

  6. For drinkers it is spirit and wine,

    Indeed, a garden in which its sweet basil flourishes.

  7. Were Ibn ʿAd to see what you have told of,

    It would loom great in his eyes, and his gardens seem paltry.

  8. Or had they brought Jacob something of it,

    His sorrows would have left his heart.

  9. O wondrous one who surpassed humankind, and man of letters,

    Gentle by nature, in whom his age grew fair.

  10. You have graced me with most eloquent praise,

    Great in worth, with a place within my heart.

  11. The pearls of its words put pearls to shame,

    Indeed, its beauties put the suns to shame.

  12. A favor from him, like a trust in my keeping; the

    Pot of it has heavy weights.

Sol 6.1