1. O maiden of the alley, your disdain is enough for me
Pray before we part and go our separate ways

2. Bring your veil close to what I have brought close
And your saliva is my drink when you moisten your mouth

3. Go easy, O daughter of fickleness, go easy
On one whose liver yearns for the meeting

4. Your aloofness in its covering caused the worst pain
And your union is the best cure for him

5. So the fates did not deprive my eyes of longing
To see your beautiful, serene face

6. By the one aiming for the mosque
Like arrows flying straight from the quiver

7. The hands of passion have tossed me around
Left lifeless between the glances of does

8. How many glances slipped into a drunken reverie
Wandering with shyness in her cheek

9. Wearing a dark gown in the evening over a white dawn
And rising at dawn from the evening

10. Large-hipped, swaying as she walks
Walking slowly, playful with her wrap