1. For God, there is a beloved who is feared
Let me kiss him, so I may kiss
١. للّهِ معشوقٌ خشى
لثمي لهُ فالتثما
2. I complain to him of my thirst
He said "And what quenches thirst?"
٢. أشكو إليه ظمأي
قالَ وما يشفي الظما
3. I said "The water of touch"
So he said "I do not touch"
٣. قلتُ لهُ ماءُ اللمى
فقال لي ما آلما