1. Alas! Would that I knew if what has passed could return
Alas! A falsehood that quenches thirst and saturates

2. Alas! A comfort that heals the heart of passion
And cures it; I am pained by fervor

3. Alas! My heart has no remedy but endurance
Alas! I have no state but sorrow and anguish

4. I implore you by the charm whose magic
Captivated my heart and by the mind that does not forget

5. A right hand whose hearing makes the heart fly
And the eyelid flows with tears and blood

6. And the blood boils in my veins, and passion
And despair and a soul that does not hope

7. And by the grieving lament, and the wakefulness and sorrow
And by the fading hope which is of no use

8. And by the love I concealed from the envious
And made them speechless, while you are their wish

9. And I returned to the blessed covenant, if only
You would answer the passionate lover when he calls

10. Do not leave me crying to the heart and startled
While you are in a state of comfort from the meadow

11. I see the leaves of hopes withering in your nearness
For nearness is the death of despair

12. Command me if you wish, I shall live, and if you want
Then command me to die, I am obedient to your choice

13. Alas! Let me drink from your eyes, for it
Will cure me, even if sickened, and revive me

14. Otherwise, accept a cup of wine and give me
A kiss to drink before I gallop away