1. No greenness of foliage
In his rosy cheek,

2. A willow branch that shone
In the sand of flowing dunes,

3. And a wine of pleasure
That passed round the wine-pourer’s mouth,

4. I pass the estrangement after
The pleasure of being with him,

5. I, having closed the door of complaint
And resignation,

6. About one whom it was difficult
To turn his face from me in apology,

7. A gazelle startled from my sleep
By his turning away,

8. I sold my profit in him
For a losing bargain,

9. I wept over him with tears
When I lost my choice,

10. My eyelids enchanted by
The magic in his eyes,

11. His waist is like my religion
And his mouth my mirror,

12. How much I was drawn to him
In frivolity beyond duty,

13. How much I wore my love
And how much I doffed my veil,

14. How much I rode to him
On the shoulders of dangers,

15. As if all my life I sought
The finest pottery,

16. If the day casts on me
The traits of a traitor,

17. I have the loyalty of a trustee
Of religion, open and generous,

18. With a rent shirt but honor
Undiminished and resolute,

19. Firm when others waver
Like a glowing coal,

20. To his neighbor from his hands
Flows the water of nobility,

21. He has great deeds
Flowing with benefaction,

22. Therefore I make pilgrimage to him
Beyond all creation,

23. He gives generously and purely
Without meanness,

24. O you whose generosity
Relieves my burdens,

25. Far be it from your gathering
To see me worthless and dishonored,

26. So favor me, for my face is
Veiled in yellow from waiting,

27. From lack of patience in me
And profusion of longing,

28. Your excellence remains lofty
And your glory a watcher,

29. Congratulating every year
With fasting and breaking fast,

30. The breezes have not stirred
The boughs of the juniper,