1. My Master, may God prolong your life,
And magnify your reward for the slain of estrangement.

2. My beloved, if my killing pleases you,
Then give me glad tidings, for that is your secret.

3. My beloved, kill me with the sword of a glance,
For I am not one who would ever oppose your command.

4. My beloved, who made estrangement lawful for you,
And who is it that has thus wrongly led you astray?

5. My beloved, if fear of scandal has caused
Your abandonment, then I accept your excuse today.

6. My beloved, if an apparition of you comes to me,
I would find, in its falseness, that which pains you.

7. My beloved, today how merciless is your heart
Towards one wasted away by passion and sleepless from yearning.

8. My beloved, if my heart is your dwelling,
Then you are Joseph and it is your Egypt.

9. My beloved, your charm made me foolish,
And your aloofness warned me against you and your estrangement.

10. And you said, "Be patient and you will attain goodness."
So I said to you, "May God protect me from your evil."