1. I complain to God of the love of one whose attainment is difficult for me
A voice comes to me from behind a wall

2. I was patient with her until the fountains of passion burst forth around me
And my virtue took flight

3. I made my sword my companion, then sought her
Amid perilous, shameless straits

4. When we met I saw our palms were
Too short to attain what we desired

5. If an eye is reluctant to kiss its sister
A hand is not reluctant to loose a girdle

6. We almost succeeded, except our lips
Partook of a mixture of sugar and poison

7. And I bade her farewell in the morning, forgetting her hostility
For she had given me a ring in exchange for a bracelet