1. The name of the one whose love tortured me
And made my heart a hostage in his hands

2. Its origin is in six letters
With the "h" firmly in place

3. I confessed my secret and hid it
And became humble for love's sake

4. Love possessed me though I was
A man of intellect and composure

5. When I concealed love it showed through
My body's frailty and loud sighs

6. If what's between us was engraved in stone
It would crack or split the desert dune

7. For his sake I lost my composure
And the cold did not chill the plump water-bearer

8. By my life, his full name
Is firmly placed in each verse of mine