1. With an earring of green chrysolite dangling in your ear,
And for the star in your right side, a fresh sprig.

2. You're a crescent, no - I should say a gazelle,
With a flock around not a herd.

3. As I said why do I see the night eternal?
Otherwise why doesn't it make way for daylight?

4. They say the night is long but it's not long.
Is there any rivalry between lovers in it?

5. When the night of love comes none sleeping knows
What the roving lover endures and contests.

6. And they said his passion appeared with his gray hair,
But I said my passion appeared with my gray hair.

7. Their breasts surged against her as if they were
The curved blades of swords and the swords naked.

8. Had I wished, there would have arisen between us a war of lovers
With the garb of resignation my banner.

9. But you, daughter of goodness, restrained me from them
Customs of great ardors in ardors.

10. For you I braved the sea of the lanes deliberately
With my boat between the two banks vying.

11. Where the two seas met and death was intent
To beset us from the right and left.