1. The restless fantasy disturbs Abu Al-Fadl,
Of winning - yes, and the specter is enticing.

2. The eyes of the wakeful sleep soundly,
While my eyes overflow with tears.

3. How strange are the eyes - their sleep brings rest
While the tears flow freely from them.

4. People are but lovers and doters;
No good comes from those who do not love and yearn.

5. I am amazed that Fawz has frightened me with her distance,
Though she knows I fear separation.

6. The pilgrims were fortunate with you among them,
And rightly so, for then they prospered and succeeded.

7. When I reproach her, she says “By your life, we fear
Though we are zealous, we are afraid and anxious.”

8. If you long to visit us, know that
We too desire what you say.

9. How excellent is her speech - I forget all else
When she says “Go forth without provisions, for you are doomed.”

10. She had vowed, if God spared her life
And mine, to fast a month and emancipate a slave.

11. When we set out, she sighed and breathed freely,
And tears of passion flowed down her cheeks.