1. The family of Sauda endured separation
While tears flowed in streams

2. And my soul knew no happiness with Sauda
Until separation's flame burned within

3. When the lovers cooed, the gazelles
Of the sand dunes shied from union

4. My tears did not cease when parting
Made my innermost being ache

5. And my dear friends gently advised me - but who
Can be gentle when companions part?

6. Can I find solace when the eyes
Of the beholder hint of leave-taking?

7. The young ladies turned away at dawn
In acquiescence, bent with departing

8. There the hearts are consumed with sadness
For the burning they undergo

9. Do you not see them as the suns of night
On slender, swaying branches?

10. Their cheeks revealed gardens of roses
And the water of beauty in delicate skin

11. Nor did their passion remain hidden
When at parting their affliction was exposed