1. O you who rule my passion
And in my eyelids make mischief

2. Were you to meet the sun
It would shy away out of bashfulness

3. If the moon had a dwelling
It would envy his beauty

4. So gentle are his features
They seem to dazzle and sparkle

5. So exquisite is his charm
One could imagine him snatched away

6. When he inclines, his flanks incline
Swaying with subtle grace

7. And when he struts, his hips strut
Swaying rhythmically to and fro

8. For the light and beauty in him
Are perfectly combined and blended

9. With elegance, allure and languor
He is ornately adorned

10. His nature embellishes creation
With the finest manners and decorum

11. O you who resemble houris
Nay, more sublime and gentle than they

12. Let me love a beauty
Whose lover is not berated

13. If anyone blames me for my passion
It is they who pretend and feign

14. My Master is resplendent and radiant
While my soul pines and withers away

15. With his gentleness he grasps my soul
Whenever I try to draw near