1. My life was adorned with the gems of joy,
And fate was woven with the thread of a flower.

2. Why do you not offer me a cup,
Of crystal, filled to the brim with pure wine?

3. I have no desire for chastity or abstinence,
If you would do me justice, reveal your radiant face.

4. From the swords of eyelids you gained your death,
And from the wine of union, my intoxication.

5. In my heart is the wine of hope,
Quench with pleasure the embers of my passion.

6. Disregard the watcher, and come openly,
If you fear the eyes, come under the veil of dawn.

7. Dawn conceals magic in its darkness,
How can the radiance of the full moon hide in gloom?

8. The forehead adorned with curls diffuses darkness,
Send over the sun of the brow the darkness of hair.

9. Arise, leave the slanderers to their amusement,
For in love, the blame of censors should not be feared.

10. Do not neglect delights, make use of
The purity of life, in intimacy and joy.

11. Rejoice in two daughters, one the daughter of languor,
Rosy-cheeked, the other, daughter of thought.

12. O moon, you have attained the Pleiades,
Like a pearl necklace coming to the sea.

13. When we said to the mouth of good tidings,
"Reveal the adornments of the bride's preparation."