1. My beloved acted coy and aloof
And refused to be content without our torment

2. What can I do, when I am enslaved by passion?
I called to him, but he insisted not to hear

3. I wondered at a heart that softens towards an unjust person
And can bear - despite his refusal - to surrender

4. So my heart responded: "Do not blame me, for passion
Is destiny, and it is not up to us to dismiss it

5. Injustice in the law of the beloved is justice
No matter how aloof he is, you remain the ardent lover

6. I was enraptured by his voice and coyness
And his glances nestled into my ribs

7. The full moon is the brightness of my beloved's face
And the fragrance is from the roses of his cheeks

8. The dawn breaks from the splendor of his forehead
And the sun melted into his eyes to radiate

9. O Lord, You created this universe
And adorned it with beauty, so You were the Originator

10. And made him master of my heart, my lord
When he sat on the throne of beauty

11. The ship of our love sailed in his sea
While the heart was its sail, so it fluttered

12. The breeze of passion played with it, so it swayed
Its longed-for harbor ended up lost

13. O my companion, take a message to my beloved
Perhaps he might see the tears between the lines

14. Inform him that I am lovesick in passion
And my heart is cracked from the heat of separation

15. There is no good in vows for us to be content with vows
Rather, all good is for us to live together