1. I was restless though doves cooed
In the bends of the tree trunks, and night lingered

2. My old longing returned, wandering around me
A visitor to my remoteness from the memory of the beautiful one

3. The eastern side of the sand dunes of Alaj is no match
For its peaks and soft sands

4. When the thunder rumbled above its plateaus
It watered the garden with drops from rainclouds

5. More beautiful than the ruins of lofty towers
Though their signs and knowledge are gone

6. My friend, does the tent welcome closeness
So a heart longing for intimacy wouldn’t fear separation

7. Is there blame in pausing at Aqeeq
For that difficult ascent of its route

8. The courtyards of the abode were watered by every
Drizzle sent by lightning

9. As if the scattering of its drops were pearls
Scattered by stormy winds

10. As if the smile of lightning in it when it appeared
Were Ali’s swords with blood dripping