1. Sulaima rejoiced at my murder and fled away,
And worries have ripped my heart apart as they fled away.

2. She went mad, and from that madness I became lovesick,
If only she hadn't gone mad when she went mad!

3. She wished from God every beauty,
And so she attained from her Lord what she wished.

4. She appeared to us like the sun, generously showing her eyelash,
And by her veiled eyelash she winked enchantingly.

5. She is coy and reveals a slim wrist and is cautious
With her gaze and teeth like a wild pearl.

6. She shows you a gazelle while the gazelle is her face
And she captivates with the curving of her slender neck.

7. She kills and brings to life with acceptance and rejection -
So her acceptance is my fire and paradise.

8. When the morning breeze stirs her, the waves of her dress
Move gently over the dunes.

9. She fears God when she sheds her tears
And my devotion to her is a kiss on the cheek from you.

10. She smiles with the light of brilliant pearls
And lips reddened by the flush of wine.