1. Who can excuse me from an angry sinner
I came seeking his reproach, so he rebuked me

2. The love of that beloved is in my heart
A pasture where lies the garden of sorrows

3. Tell me of the one who spread the rumours
That I am in it and you took part

4. By my life, I will surely bury secrets
Remain with me in the grave of concealment

5. If you could see me, O Hashim ibn Suleiman
Crying when you see me, and I do not cry

6. I have no comforter except you when
You are absent, except my tongue and eyes

7. If I wished, I would not attain oppression
Falling short of you, O oppressor of wishes

8. My eyes testified for me, they did not see the likes of you
Since they existed, and they will not see

9. I swear I have not filled my eyes with longing
For anyone but you, except the houri of heavens

10. You appeared, so I shielded my face with my palms
Fearing that the two beholders would be snatched

11. How can the wicked desire the sweet basil
While the oppression of basil is for the basil