Sol 5.6

  1. Go safely, ʿUbayd Allāh, astride

    the back of loftiness, in consummate glory and delight.

  2. Give your pledges, trust in love, and be content with

    a loyal friend, my soul’s chosen one—my brother among the Arabs.

  3. Who then will illumine the necklace of the chosen when

    you depart, O wellspring of wisdom and refinement?

  4. The souls of a people, moved by sheer love, have gathered

    to journey with your caravan as it climbs the summits of rank.

  5. Return safe and well; revive these souls, for

    our chaste love for you has brought us to astonishment.

  6. Life gives no pleasure, nor is joy unclouded, nor

    is companionship sweet, nor are we spared weariness,

  7. unless you are the axis of this gathering, its flower.

    So have mercy on these hearts, and return if you attain your desire.

Sol 5.6