1. Tears have stained my eyes, so refrain from looking
The narcissus of my eyes protects a rosebud from harm

2. A miracle of beauty, that beauty is its garden
Sheltered from the glances of admirers, by flowers

3. The time has come for a heart led astray
To see the light in a morning glow or night locks

4. I refuse him and my night when we meet
What lies between two nights, one long, one short

5. I heard yet did not hear, as is their custom
One whitens, the other blackens with the moon

6. As if I had not knocked on the door of life auspiciously
And the night stumbles on the hem of magic

7. I did not sit with the smiling face of day
A morning sun amidst shades of wine

8. The cupbearer whose palm gentled
As gentle as souls by idols

9. For the radiant glance of his eyelids
What tears and vigilance in my eyes

10. If the days of youth were to be fair
Neither my heart nor sight would darken

11. Such is the nature of nights in their change
What serenity escapes their gloom?

12. Many a night has saddled its darkness
Dawn’s first light and the moon like scattered pearls

13. I clung to the tail of dawn, grasping
What eluded the gaze and thoughts of others

14. In me a free soul, generous in nature
Rising above burden due to my patience

15. Each gentle twilight over darkness
Like a vine bending over a river

16. Do not forbid the soul what it desires
Life is only what you seize of chances

17. Do not say that beyond wishes lurks danger
You will not attain your wishes but with danger

18. Many a shaft of youth, if you cast it
Would not be bent, though it near the bow of old age

19. Many a patient lord’s aim faltered
Though embers dread the sparks’ quickness

20. Let not the softness underneath deceive you
Flint brings together fire and striking

21. Treachery is the trait of this world, so I long
For it more than a barren land longs for rain

22. Man was only preferred though he is
The deficient brother of perfect Uthman