1. A beloved of ours debates amidst symbols
As though beauty were debating his cheeks

2. He appeared to us as a full moon though he was hidden
His brilliance obscured by the dark of night

3. He shone like a sun whose light outshone the light
The eyes of the virgins were dazzled by his brilliance

4. The symbol is his garb embroidered with prophecy
It came to us openly, unsullied by vain talk

5. A wise elder yet creative youth
How many strayed in the pits yet he sought treasure

6. He came to revive the two domains with his beauty
Yet through us he lived and fluttered

7. There people lived amidst their love's death
Had he not died, love would not have endured

8. So he revived for us bashful gazelles
With clever, original wit unseen in others

9. The dew was distilled from their meadows
Under it, a cheek the roses timidly desired

10. If you long for him, call out to him
When separation and time oppress you

11. No lover remains enamored of that love
Except the longing left him raving

12. It is love, do not be fooled by an Indian idol
For compared to him, Indian idols are corrupt

13. All beauty besides his crescent is distorted
In my eyes, their sleep is but a doze

14. Can they fully perceive his beauty?
Bewildered, for they are commoners, fools

15. Yet I was delighted by the wounded gazelle
And his weeping captivated me

16. So longing, do not burden him
For he is delicate, and longing is harsh

17. His fair mother's beauty suffices
She is the virgin, not what pretenders claim

18. She is the chaste wet nurse, strange is the story
Even if the cryptic text denied her traits

19. He is the unknown, strange in origin and craft
Can such inconsistent tales be believed?

20. Happy is the mother whose son was dead
And did not live until he died amidst ravaging death

21. The dragon did not savage the surrendered body
Until it saw death's grasp

22. This is the messenger after his death
The wise did not understand him, for wisdom wanders