1. With fine brocade she is arrogantly dressed,
And she shoots me with glances from her eyes.

2. My heart was smitten though I did not know,
That I had replaced a doe with an old she-mule.

3. Until she approached me, I lifted her veil,
I glimpsed her belly like a water skin.

4. She speaks of the youth she has left behind,
And recalls her endless former days.

5. With many a whimper after every bark,
Mixed with a throaty wheezing cough.

6. She tried to embrace me, became excited,
Justifying her affection with absurdities.

7. She tries to rouse the lad while he's asleep,
He's no ape depicted in a gazelle's form.