1. Every day I am admonished by your reproach,
What sin did the lover commit against you?

2. If I talked foolishly, my folly was
To soothe your love, though my words were lies,

3. And my ribs - for them your love is ribs,
Nay, for them love itself is a heart.

4. I died at the injustice of tyrants who made
Love itself a crime for the hapless lover.

5. For you I gained a status never gained
By any mad lover in his loving.

6. Tears flow in me, my body grows frail,
My heart falters in its pulsation.

7. My ribs are weakened by passion’s heat,
My tears pour from my heart in streams.

8. O Samir, I never called "O Samir,"
But love and passion answered my call.

9. Have you heard of a cure for love's hurt?
Is there a doctor for love's affliction?

10. Between my body and sickness - a truce,
Between my eyes and sleep - when war flares.

11. Who will protect me from the unjust lord
Whose heart today kills and despoils?

12. Seductive cheeks brought people tribulation,
Their fire in our hearts cannot be quenched.

13. My eyes are an east for your sunlike face,
My tear has no west but the eyelid's rim.