1. إليك أتيتُ يا مولاي قصداً

    على شدنّيه سَبتاً ووجدا

    To you I came, O my lord, with purpose,

    On a Shadani she-camel, hastening and yearning.

  2. وفيك تركت ما لا كنت فيه

    أصرِّفه وأحباباً وولدا

    And for your sake I left what I had not been engaged in

    Managing, along with loved ones and a child.

  3. تميزتِ الأمور إذا ابينت

    لذي عينين برهانا وحَدا

    Things became distinct when they were made clear

    To one with two eyes, through proof and definition.

  4. إذا ما البعد آلَ إلى اقترابٍ

    فبُعد الحدِّ ما ينفك بُعدا

    If ever distance turns into nearness,

    Then the boundary's distance never ceases to be distance.

  5. نظمتُ قوافي الألفاظ لما

    أردت مديحكم عقداً فعقدا

    I strung together the rhymes of words when

    I sought to praise you, necklace after necklace.

  6. فقامت نشأةٌ حسناً لعين

    وزَهراً في الرياضِ شذاً ومَلدا

    So a creation arose, beautiful to the eye,

    And blossoms in the gardens, fragrant and tender.