1. Hind sent an envoy chiding us,
"Why do you shun all meetings with me?"

2. "Was it disdain, or something else
That made you raise these barriers?"

3. "If you have tried to vex me with your absence,
Then you've succeeded in that aim completely."

4. God knows, who is my Lord, I do not lie,
I meant no harm in what I may have done.

5. I heed the herald if he cries aloud,
Stand firm if he should call on you.

6. I will reject a prating man who comes to me,
And yet believe one, prating, if he comes to you.

7. The world holds generous space for you and me,
And hosts of lovely girls besides yourself.

8. And yet be sure of this, and this is true,
I'll never know felicity until I'm with you.

9. I said: “No matter how you find me, I
Will show you kindness and ever more.”

10. “You are my sole desire, the constant theme
Of all my thoughts,” when you are out of sight,