1. The high sand dunes were struck at dusk,
By gloom and glittering stars that weep.

2. Where Ibn Alim sang melodiously,
And doves were cooing in the bushes and thickets.

3. The fragrance of musk from her braids
Would awaken the caravan when exuded.

4. And they sensed her charm so she swayed
The youth’s heart as tears flowed freely.

5. She walked through the garden exposed
How could the burgeoning garden conceal her blossoming beauty?

6. The dawn lit up and we passed by
A glimpse through the misty darkness flickered.

7. Both lights from her radiance
And her folds in the distance appeared.

8. I looked but could not find solace
In swollen tears of deep sorrow drowning.

9. Revealing the passion I harbored
And the restless, roving glance of ambition.

10. If the eye weeps and confides the secret
Then the eye's tears will reveal the secret.