1. لامَني العاذِل الجهول وصالا

    عندَما قارب الحَبيب الوصالا

    The ignorant reproacher blamed me and assailed me,

    When the beloved drew near to union.

  2. لا حيا لا يَزال بالعذل يؤذى

    كل من يعشق البها وَالجمالا

    Reproaching, he never ceases to torment with blame

    Everyone who loves splendor and beauty.

  3. لا يدع راحة لأَهل التَصابي

    عَن يَمين يؤزهم وَشِمالا

    He leaves no peace to those given to youthful dalliance,

    Harrying them from right and left.

  4. لاحَ لي الحب عند فقد اللواحي

    فغدا كالهِلال يَبدو جمالا

    The beloved appeared to me when the reproachers were gone,

    And became like the crescent moon, revealing his beauty.

  5. لا تقل عطفه الرَطيب تثنى

    انما البان في الحدائِق مالا

    Do not say his supple flank swayed;

    It was only the bān tree in the gardens that leaned.

  6. لا عبت قده الشمال فأَضحى

    من شمول الصبا يَميس دلالا

    The north wind toyed with his figure, and he became

    Coyly swaying from the east wind's wine.

  7. لانَ قدا وَضآء صلتا وخدا

    فَحَكى البدر بهجة وَكَمالا

    He grew supple in stature, radiant and smooth of cheek,

    And resembled the full moon in splendor and perfection.

  8. لاحق الصبر في مجال التَصابي

    قد كبا وَالوصال أَضحى محالا

    Patience's fleet steed, in the arena of youthful dalliance,

    Has stumbled, and union has become impossible.

  9. لاعج الشوق عند فرط اِشتغالي

    بالغَواني الحسان أَبدى اِشتعالا

    The searing pang of longing, amid my intense absorption

    In beautiful maidens, flared into flame.

  10. لامع الثغر مذ بدا للحاظى

    سحٌ دَمعي مثل السحاب وَسالا

    When the gleaming mouth appeared before my eyes,

    My tears poured down like clouds and flowed.

  11. لائم الصب كَيفَ تَرجو فلاحاً

    هَل رأَيت الهدى يصير ضلالا

    You who reproach the lovesick, how can you hope to prosper?

    Have you seen right guidance turn into error?

  12. لازم الصدّ والملال قَديما

    مثل ما لازم الوَزير القتالا

    He has long clung to rejection and weariness,

    Just as the minister has clung to battle.

  13. لابس الفضل احمد الناس خلقا

    وَهُوَ محمود منطقا وَفعالا

    Clad in virtue, he is the most praiseworthy of men in character,

    And praised in speech and deeds.

  14. لا يَزَل يمنح العفاة عطآء

    من يديه وَلَم يخف اقلالا

    He never ceases to bestow gifts on petitioners

    From his hands, without fearing impoverishment.

  15. لا يمل الوفود من نهب جود

    من رأَى لِلكَريم يَوماً ملالا

    The delegations never tire of plundering his bounty;

    Who has ever seen a generous man grow weary?

  16. لابس الفقر كفه فبراه

    بحسام الندى وأَجلى السؤالا

    Poverty encountered his palm, and he cut it down

    With generosity's sword, and banished begging.

  17. لاطف القاصدين جدوى يديه

    وَحَباهم وَعمهم افضالا

    He kindly treated those seeking the bounty of his hands,

    And gifted them, extending his generosity to them all.

  18. لاحظ العادمين حتّى دَعاهم

    لَيسَ يَشكون في الوَرى اذلالا

    He cared for the destitute until he summoned them;

    They complain of no humiliation among humankind.

  19. لا تقس عزمه بملك جَليل

    هَل تضاهى الثَعالِب الأَشبالا

    Do not compare his resolve with that of a mighty king;

    Can foxes match lion cubs?

  20. لاصق السيف كفه باتصال

    وَلبذل النضار أَبدى انفصالا

    The sword clung inseparably to his palm,

    Yet, in bestowing gold, he readily parted with it.

  21. لاذ قوم من الوَرى بحماه

    فَحَماهم وَزالَ عنهم نكالا

    Some among humankind sought refuge in his protection,

    So he sheltered them, and punishment left them.

  22. لايم الغيث كفه فَلِهَذا

    هُوَ بالمال لَم يَزَل هطالا

    Rain found its match in his palm, and therefore

    He has never ceased to rain down wealth.

  23. لائحا في الوَغى دعى الخصم حتّى

    فر في البيد خشية وانذهالا

    Shining amid battle, he challenged the foe until

    He fled through the deserts in fear and bewilderment.

  24. لاقَت الخيل منه عزماً شَديداً

    نزح البحر ثم دكَّ الجِبالا

    The horses found in him a fierce resolve

    That drained the sea, then crushed the mountains.

  25. لاهياً لا يَزالَ عَن كل فحش

    والى الخير لَم يَزَل ميالا

    Ever turning away from every indecency,

    And ever inclined toward good.

  26. لافِظاً بالصَواب في كل وقت

    وَبما قال لَم يَزَل فعالا

    Uttering what is right at every moment,

    And ever acting on what he has said.

  27. لاقِطاً للبغاة حتّى نَفاهم

    وَمحاهم فأَصبحوا أَمثالا

    Seizing the rebels until he banished them,

    And wiped them out, so they became cautionary examples.

  28. لا أَرى في المُلوك مثل مَليكي

    غمر الكون وَالأَنام نوالا

    I see none among kings like my king;

    He flooded the universe and humankind with bounty.

  29. لاعداه السرور ما لاحَ نجم

    في دجا اللَيل ثم صبح تلالا

    May joy never pass him by, so long as a star shines

    In the night's darkness, and then dawn gleams.