1. A stranger lies at the door of hope
Calling you, bringing news of the beloved and lamenting

2. The body's torment is bearable when the soul is at peace
But how can the bewildered soul bear its wounds?

3. I love you, yet I fear and feel shy
To say my heart is wounded by its passion for you

4. Not everyone who complains of sleeplessness is a lover
Nor is every weeping eye a victim of love’s agony

5. They tell me to sing though my heart is filled with pain
I sing it in solitude and weep

6. On the path of longing, as night wanders
Landmarks disappear and reappear

7. In the abode of passion I suffer, tormented
With tears I hide in love’s confusion and pour out my woes

8. You are my existence in contemplation and absence
Your secret is the light of lights or it is the soul itself

9. I have journeyed to none but you, my aspirations
And the lover calls the enraptured: “Arise!”

10. In the secret of passion the night departs and returns
A stranger lies at the door of hope