1. My body, not your slender body,
And I, not you, am the ailing one.

2. Our yearning is the same, undoubtedly,
Would that I could take your place!

3. I reveled in the sweetness of life
When that beloved sought shelter in me.

4. A barrier has come between us,
And so my long night has returned.

5. I would be content with a line,
Or even a messenger from him.