1. Queen of the crown and the adorned forehead
By what law did fighting me become lawful?

2. With separation from the beloved and estrangement
Patience thereat frowned and turned away

3. With beauty clad in majesty
And perfection protected by God the Sublime

4. I was tempted when a glance shot forth from you
In a dune wandering astray and lost

5. And eyelids that if they clashed with swords
A thousand blades would be blunted and worn

6. And firm brows that were bent
To shoot arrows at me from that eyelid

7. And a fresh juicy lip that parts
To reveal sweet nectar that melts for me

8. And my embrace of him - oh the agony of my fervor!
For your branch to shelter me was its first favor

9. My patience broke down
When your beauty shadowed, as it peaked

10. Is there a messenger to convey greetings
Of excuse? Or in your love, find sorrow?

11. The day we parted, hopes were dashed
Tears flowed, no full moon having risen

12. A stopping place for separation - from it I gained
Naught but an apparition that visited and fled

13. Oh you who blame me, I listen not to blame
Release me, else

14. I despair of reprieve when the sun's sign appears
Rising in the west, gloriously displayed

15. Fate cast me till the day I take revenge
For lovers, by the blades drawn and unsheathed

16. Wherein my fervor increases, seducing me
To a torment no sword can precede in wrath

17. For in love I am a martyr, and it suffices me
The queen of the crown and the unsheathed blade