1. My love is glowing
And he is a supple branch

2. His glance is like a sword
That leads to death

3. And without killing, when
Unsheathed it does not sheathe

4. His cheek is the rose of delight
It gives life to the liver

5. Above it is a speck of amber
An undeniable musk dot

6. That is yellow musk
And it is a black mole

7. His saliva is sweet honey
Those who taste it witness

8. His sip cures love-sickness
And other illnesses you find

9. And for my heart seeking healing
His spring has flowed sweetly

10. A sun of beauty has risen
So he is uniquely beautiful

11. Do not blame me, my critic
My blame is not praiseworthy

12. Blaming my love
Guides my misguided self

13. My beloved, I am
Gloomy and extinguished

14. Lost in my passion for you
Distant, complaining, banned

15. None knows how long my night is
As I stay up yearning

16. The fire in my heart has no
Quencher but my union with him

17. The more love grows
In my heart, the more it blazes

18. If you unite with me in love
I will be most happy

19. Or if you spurn me with aloofness
I will lose my life

20. O sun that hides
The stars when it shines

21. His blossoming face disdained
Every full moon that exists

22. You were born in the highest glory
For beauty you have the birthplace

23. In you beauty has exceeded
A kingdom that none can deny

24. For it the people of beauty
And the lovesick worship

25. For it lasted the glory
And good fortune of beauty

26. As buds have blossomed
And the young gazelle frisked