1. God has estranged for a time me from you
And forbidden the union of love, though 'tis lawful

2. The cure of my soul is with you
And healing from sickness if only the sick were made whole

3. I wore sadness until my appearance was changed
Unlike my appearance, and love changes not

4. Perhaps the nights and misfortunes will reconcile us
As they have judged between us unjustly, they may yet make right

5. Indeed I have wearied of passion, then of resolve
Yet I have no fault, though I make myself appear graceful

6. The lips of the beloved or rose of his cheek
Are the extent of my hopes, if what I wish would be fulfilled

7. By my life, if I kissed him, how I desire
I would give him my world if only he would accept

8. I would revel with him in the joy of the wine cup
Turning from sealing the wine and withdrawing

9. My tongue is sweet and it is sweeter still if only
It articulates the harmony and tastes the draft

10. Woe to me, if I do not receive from you a glance,
Repeated, by which I may live when I am killed