1. I did not leave life unfulfilled,
Nor did I shy from the love of maidens.

2. But I do beware of slanderers, so
May God protect me from all harm.

3. He who saw me saw a man,
A friend of connection in neglected attire.

4. And a garden where the fires still
Smile with a pleased smile.

5. The anemones opened their petals
Scattering myriad hues.

6. As if the faces of spring through them
Appeared like the faces of dinars.

7. The vines leaned towards them intoxicated,
Never ceasing in the habit of the drunk.

8. By gardens guarded with trees
That poured their pears upon the fruits.

9. The birds chatter at their edges,
When the flutes and lutes play.

10. Then we spied a maiden unveiling
An onyx body in a crystal gown.

11. Cloistered in her splendor, adorned
By the hue of creation and camphor's bloom.

12. She shines with the radiance of a bride in a
Silver chalice decorated with figures.

13. With a leg whose shadow persists, hastening
Over the drink in ecstasy molded from light.

14. It almost enumerates its steps like
The boughs of a moist banana tree.

15. Captivating their minds with her glance,
So they are captive and imprisoned.

16. I have not wept long for the tall,
Nor have I, with my friends, roamed the hills.

17. The most beautiful of beauties that
I have seen, of the stock of Sapor.

18. People pardon me for loving him,
And I cannot be blamed for another.

19. The crooked one’s song was enough to intoxicate
The heart's pouring with torment.

20. They passed, so leave their abode in ruins,
And let what’s on the camel be.