1. I tell her that I still draw myself
Towards a star called Suhail

2. And I have not crept in the flock of darkness
Seeking to cast it as a screen upon my lean body

3. Neither have I entered the tents of women
To make my sword and dagger sharp

4. Nor have I coveted a neighbor's wife and tempted her
Against my oath - no ugly sin like that

5. So when I dropped pure truth onto his chest
I dropped onto his progeny another drop

6. I say to her: "Your husband's lineage has not ceased
To harbor in his heart a father's kindness

7. Nor has the feeling of men ceased within his chest
So your love flows from it on the left side

8. I tell her: "Remember the dress of chastity
For it had no speck of dust when you wed

9. You wore the gown of marriage pure white
So whence came this red smudge?

10. Your foolish letters have come into my hands
I wish thee safety from Satan because of these good tidings

11. Indeed, denial has withered the flowers of her days
And she has surrendered her green dreams to a madman

12. She has regretted it but she will come back
For I detected in her regret a buried ember

13. You will possess her whatever you wish afterwards so do not worry
And suck her dry until you make her a rind

14. Your lips will rub the polished marble of her body
Until her white prominent front teeth appear yellow

15. You will mix with the virulent poison her blood
To make it a potent drink that pulls to death

16. And toss her into the abyss of woe and misery
A fallen disgrace that inspires fear and alarm

17. Yes, the night will show her to you afterwards hugging her
And the lamp will show you squeezing her tightly

18. And you will see in yourself sins like
A ewe who has a brown snake clinging in her belly

19. You will possess her whatever you wish afterwards so do not worry
For her son is still unaware of the matter

20. A small innocent child content with a toy
Sleeping blissfully with the great gift

21. He sleeps unaware that the silliness
He plays with was for an expensive price