1. The virgins wept bitterly throughout the night
In black, not expecting the dawn.

2. They said, "It is hard for the heart to be consoled
With consolation that has become a disgrace."

3. I said, "My love for her is no shame to me.
For a lover one day may speak openly."

4. "You have spoken sincerely," I told them.
"And tried hard, had I wanted to be set right."

5. "Had you felt my pain, you'd have excused me.
But you saw me in good health."

6. "Or if you had loved, do not repeat this.
For I have shown the slanderers away from me."

7. "She is like a surfeited camel,
Her udder dry, causing the milkers' despair."

8. "In the women's abode, she makes virtue
Appear ugly when one is with her."

9. "She has not ceased from passionate love
For whoever is next to her, even unto the winds."

10. "The flatterers brought him close for a while.
Then he met his fate with little strife."