1. The kohl of eyelids with the magic that
Without it, the nightingales would not have sung in Babylon

2. My heart was oblivious to what was in it
And my brother's heart was oblivious to well-being

3. Until your piercing chest struck me
The tip of its spear piercing, and its glance deadly

4. Your necklace is not made of pearls around your neck
But it is a white shiny sword in a swiftly swinging scabbard