1. O Lord, make this night soft
Between the beloved's arms and embrace

2. Bring out in it a gentle rain from rain
And hasten the wine with wine

3. Melodious words, a beloved
Enchanting the strings and poetry

4. Swaying hips, supple
Pliant to youth, slender waist

5. As if two moons in her face
She is the sky's sun and moon

6. So I kept drinking from her palm
And tasting the honey from her lips

7. Until I fell asleep, drunk with
A glance of her eyes' intoxication

8. And the moon stretched across its Nile
A belt of pure gold