1. Steadfast in the covenant of my youth
I spend the night and dawn in delight

2. The maidens desire consolation from me
But what is their consolation to my delight

3. I have a night that was blessed with fortune
So speak what you wish of my night

4. Nothing was better than my gathering
Nothing was nobler than my ambition

5. By the sun of the morning and the full moon of nightfall
At my right hand and my left

6. I stay overnight without any news
Of that one or of that another

7. I spent it in passion a night
Having the caliph in my service

8. I will thank it forever as long as I live
Even if afterwards my yearning intensifies

9. Nothing was easier when it drew near
Nothing was harder when it turned away