1. My heart is forbidden to love any but you,
Even if he is a sun rising over the land.

2. My eyes are forbidden to glance towards another,
As nursing mothers were forbidden for Moses' sake.

3. For you a love has grown within my heart,
By which the branch of my soul flourishes tenderly.

4. It has grown in me despite the fires of your abandonment,
As fingers grow again on amputated hands.