1. A cup, as if musk's aroma in it I sensed
A companion disputed it from me, to him I'm hostile

2. So radiant, as if the full moon his face
Smooth cheek, branched sideburns, a smile

3. Illuminating the darkness with his cheek's bloom
And the night recedes from him, though pitch black

4. Breasts like two bursting pomegranates and a knit torso
Neck gracefully stacked with pearl necklace

5. Waist wrapped by God neatly, a belt
Flowing, silky, tied with strong rope

6. With him I was infatuated, captivated and left
In my heart an ember burning from his glow

7. I stayed up as the night maddened me
And woke up distraught, unable to speak

8. So who will tell my people of passion
That if revealed, blame should not ensue

9. I vowed to him, God rectify his state
To gratify whom he desires and indulge

10. Why did he deprive me of his love
When for him my heart, O people, so eager and ardent