1. Whenever her lightning flashes, my heart flutters
And veins gush with yearning

2. And I see her suddenly, about to hear
From my anxious ribs a sigh

3. On her chest are folds
Of alluring satin, beneath which hearts beat

4. She appears with her forehead like a gazelle drinking
Or a fire blazing

5. I wish she would come near, then move away
So people would notice I’m special

6. I think the guard looks at me
From every crevice, arrows and horn ready

7. And she converses, her mouth like
A bud, oh beautiful mature wine!

8. She gestured with her fingers, and from
Her wrists perfume rises, folds gleaming

9. Her cheeks are dewy, smooth and the babe of
Love in her laughing eyes is drowning

10. She feigns love for another, rebelling against you
Though you are her intimate, dear friend

11. She fears rejecting you, though if
She accepts, you feel uneasy

12. Taste her wines and hug the wave of
Her breasts, for modesty is a delicate faith

13. Ripe are the grapes of her youthful splendor
Come, taste them, as you are called to savor

14. You have shared her flowing stream but gained
Only deprivation and sighing

15. The star of beauty has strode on her legs
And the bird of youth imprisoned, yearning

16. I wonder about the guard, does his
Gaze sleep or is there a way to her?

17. Or will time make the impassable
Easy, for estrangement has made it impossible

18. Turn from her, for people’s hypocrisy
Has spurned you, it cannot lure

19. And lament your days which pass
While youth, so elegant, is departing

20. I have not tired except of one flower
Of nights I have folded in ruin

21. And the heart's solace is a cup of poetry
Bitter, its bubbles highly esteemed

22. The weary prisoner moans within me
And in my flanks a rebellious, free spirit stirs

23. What is this life but a shackle that strains sinews
And terror that drives one onward

24. These people are slaves, and God's eyes
Are tearful, his sword unsheathed

25. We think rights are restored by vengeance
But rights are lost with missed chances

26. As if love songs are all the passionate seeker
And the beloved demand

27. Restrain your heart in the years of life
Gently, for soon you will awaken

28. When regret will not avail, for your
Swift rival has already won