1. Dark-skinned beauty, she is like a spear in color and stature
I have given her my heart and leadership

2. The slanderer decried her as being too tall
The words of an envious and stubborn foe

3. I said to him “You bring good tidings, she is
My life, so if she is tall, that is my desire

4. Yes, I complain of her height, and it is my right
For my yearning and wakefulness have been prolonged in her

5. Her towering height was not decried, for it
Is the first of beauties in the elegant one

6. I saw the lofty citadels guard their people
So I made her a fortress to guard my love