1. O Abu Ja'far, indeed the dear one who stayed
In our dwelling, the hand of fate hastened him away

2. And how often his resolves lied when secrets were shared
As man makes new after he's prepared

3. And we've been granted a tryst, so seize the chance
To vent the complaints of youth and romance

4. Though I suspect that his companion
Bore from you a smitten heart in love's partition

5. And succumbed to the languor in his gaze
Until he drank deep of passion's ways

6. And how many tricks in the night's veil you'd dress
To curb love's caller, but he wouldn't recess

7. You'd float between the tents, humbled,
Like water flows in water, melded and swirled

8. Else wakeful eyes in the tents would've spied
And you'd slip, and their cover be ripped and pried

9. You'd have met a wanton need
And cooled the fires of love, so passionate and keyed

10. He broke his promise when you hoped to connect
And how many meetings before this he did negate

11. So you woke in this camp, sprawled and lonely
While far is the camp from where he's homed only

12. Have patience, maybe fate will make right
You've tasted this hurt, so wait for the light

13. You remain a garden of beauty and grace
When the verdant meadow rings or fades