1. Not pomegranate blossoms
Above the branches of twigs

2. Nor wild roses,
Lips and cheeks,

3. Nor twigs bending
In the coolness,

4. Nor a union with a beloved
After estrangement and aloofness

5. Have I relinquished you or loosened
The knots of my covenants

6. And if my patience is little
My passion is in increase

7. And if you are absent you are not
Far from my heart