1. A specter of Sa'di visited me at night
Bringing with him only passion and desire

2. O you late night visitor
You have left nothing in my ribs except agony

3. The caravan bid farewell to my bed
After a night that brought me only greetings of peace

4. And as the whim of passion willed
It sickened me with a talk that filled my heart with sorrow

5. It increased my drunkenness on top of the intoxication of the wine
As if I had gulped down a whole barrel

6. Whenever he described her stature to me
I held him tighter to my chest in embrace

7. Or her cheeks to my eyes I likened
And her lips I imagined as a sealed draught

8. I lingered with him until the eastern stars
Stretched out toward the western horizon

9. I finished the night's vigil and lamented
With eyes that told us it was time for sleep

10. Oh what a false visitation it was
That left my heart burning with sadness and turmoil