1. O Commander of the Faithful, I sacrifice my soul for you
Why have you imprisoned me and torn my cloak?

2. Is it from the fragrance of musk blowing in the wind
Trickling in the vessel at daybreak?

3. A potion like the eye of a rooster peeled off
As if its rays were the flame of a lamp

4. It was cooked with the fire of God until
It turned from sperm into something clear

5. Hearts flutter for it and crave it
When it appears, trickling in the glass

6. I was led to prison though innocent
As if I were a tax collector

7. If I were imprisoned with them, it would be easy
But I'm imprisoned with chickens

8. Hens encircled by a rooster
Who crows when crowing to them

9. They would tell me of my sins
That from your punishment I will not escape

10. Yet even if I face evil
For your good after that evil I hope