1. My heart is captive to the pledge of my beloved
And longing resides between my ribs

2. If the days become desolate between me and him
Then my yearning for him is my only companion

3. The memory of him comforts me in every seclusion
Indeed, from him - if the companion is absent - is a companion

4. I wonder at those who abstain their souls from passion
Yet the worth of passion to the noble soul is precious