1. The specter of my beloved hurts more than his enemies,
And the distance of his land and skies,

2. The ardor hastened in anguish, and directed him speedily,
From the sadness of his lightning to his loved ones,

3. He sends greetings, and in the guidance of his imagination,
From afar he is wondrous, and in his gift,

4. If he had visited without misfortune he would have healed you,
From the delirium of passion and the burning of his longing,

5. So leave desire or die of your malady, for
It is the fate of the enamored to die of their malady,

6. And a brother with whom I wore life, fresh and flourishing,
With his noble company and the excellence of his brotherhood,

7. How abundant were my hopes in him and wishes,
Other than God’s defense of his loved ones,

8. And my father Noah wore a garment of love,
That gave him pure affection from his enemies,

9. The eloquence of his cheerfulness revealed his generosity,
That he almost attained success before meeting,

10. And the light of a face, if a man contemplated it,
Yearning at heart, would be sated from its water.