1. My chest was straitened at dawn by my need
And I despaired after coming close to the matter

2. And I remembered Fatima to whom I was attached
So oh the calamities of fate

3. She has a supple body that restrains fragrance
With delicate bones and a slender waist

4. It's as if her mouth when she sleeps
Has wine flowing over it

5. In the morning mixing melted honey
With ginger and quince syrup

6. She appeared to us in the afternoon at Bagrah
Where the wild cows graze and the lotus trees bloom

7. She came flowing like the full moon
On a day of wooden camels

8. So she captivated my heart when I bid her farewell
At the courtyard of the palace

9. Adorned, restraining fragrance
Of beautiful garments and prominent neck

10. And with restless dark eyes
Grazing the meadows in a barren land

11. When I saw her swift steed
My heart fluttered though I was patient

12. And after they left, my eyes
Poured down in anguish on my chest

13. A lover travels to his lover if only
That excuses the first separation

14. I have indeed disobeyed our relatives
And the people of love and in-laws

15. Until their talk when they gather
Are you crazy or spellbound?

16. So I answered gently, some of your blame
No, but I have been fated, and did not attain my desire

17. At the hands of one weak in might, watchful
So he threw, and I did not take heed