1. The heart of the lovelorn youth
Who led him to love this way?

2. Until he became full of passion
Enamored and devoted in his worship

3. Robbed of his sanity, clinging
To the illness that befell him

4. His heart melted with ardor
And his eyes poured forth tears

5. He had denied love for a time
And said "No, not I"

6. But how can one deny what
The evidence has proven true?

7. O you who gave meaning to my longing
With overwhelming sorrow now made known

8. Yearning for union with my beloved
When he turned away, plead to him

9. Complaining of him, yet because of him
The sword of separation afflicts me

10. For God's sake ask him
Did my death mean so little to him?

11. So my messenger go to him
When you reach his abode

12. And find the full moon of perfection
Do not rush my years with chiding

13. Bow before him and kiss
The ground where his feet tread

14. Convey my greetings to him
Gently, and say to him:

15. Separation without cause
Can be allowed no time

16. But separation, if prolonged, is death
And God has forbidden murder

17. Ask him for union, and be
Generous, when asking of him

18. Describe to him what I suffer
From the pain - perhaps

19. He will say: "We left him a youth
When the necklace of patience was tied"

20. His vision will say: "This
Is a youth struck by madness"

21. It is true that his love
After guidance led him astray

22. So have mercy before his end
And if his end comes, pray for him

23. By your right, I swear
His love brought me no madness

24. But my longing for him
Melted my heart away

25. And God is witness that I
Love him, not for some madness

26. O you who own my heart
Beyond all people and its madness

27. Be gentle with me, for I
Strayed not from the path of righteousness

28. From me is a greeting
As long as the clouds weep

29. And what melts your love but
The heart of the lovelorn youth