1. O visitor whom fate did not allow us to meet
Time hindered me from the one I love

2. The days were unkind though I was forgiving, yet there was no
Meeting with the one I sought, as I wished

3. Alas, how immense the intimacy he missed
If he slept, how harsh was his awakening

4. When I found the air in my house fragrant
I was certain you had trodden on its soil

5. And I looked for a place to kiss
But found only the sweet lavender that filled it

6. No trace of your footstep remained in the dust
So I began to kiss where your scent lingered

7. Until the clouds hindered what I sought
Oh what torment I suffer, and what grief I bear!