1. عباد يا خير الورى

    ومن به تزهى المدحْ

    ʿAbbād, O best of humankind,

    And you in whom praises glory,

  2. يا قمر الأرض ومن

    علا سماء ورجح

    O moon of the earth, and you who

    Rose above the sky and excelled!

  3. أما ترى الورد وقد

    رنا بطرفٍ ولمح

    Do you not see the rose, as it has

    Gazed with its eye and cast a glance?

  4. كأنه دمٌ جرى

    على طلى بيضٍ وضح

    As though it were blood that flowed

    Upon white, radiant necks,

  5. أو خذٍّ غضٍّ عضه

    لحظ محبٍّ فانجرح

    Or a tender cheek bitten

    By a lover's glance, and thus wounded.

  6. كأنما نسيمه

    عن خلقٍ منك نفح

    As though its fragrant breeze

    Wafted from your character.