1. Ask him about my love and my suffering,
For they both aid me in my demise,

2. Unique is his beauty like Joseph,
As unique as my sorrow for him,

3. Nothing rivals his lips but
That coral inside the shell,

4. My fortune has declined with him, yet I see
That to love him is an honor for me,

5. O moon whose face dispels
The darkness of the night sky's curtain,

6. With that mole on his cheek
And that bend in his waist,

7. His waist is anything but small
And his body anything but stiff,

8. Having mastered the art of allurement
And captivated a passionate lover,

9. His youth embraced you
As the letter Alif embraces Lam,

10. It is never a must in the law of passion
That feelings should be mutual,

11. My tears, if I stay silent
You explain the love and describe it.