1. I denied passion until its witnesses appeared,
So I confessed to concealment while the truth is evident.

2. My eyelids are bleary from that veil,
So no tears flow except mixed with blood.

3. I placed my hands over my heart and it ached,
Yet I saw nothing but burning embers.

4. I'm created to love the one whom I serve,
So my glance is downcast and my words stammer.

5. His love has afflicted me with agony and madness,
Yet I need more than these two rewards.

6. I combined the opposites out of necessity,
So my eyelids are rainy and my heart parched.

7. I raced with yearnings at their full speed,
Your nearness is sought and your love paved.

8. The gardens of unveiling are ready for the gardens,
And I have no loftier glory than His pleasure and ascent.

9. All wishes in one glance, if I attained it,
Your image is most splendid in minds and most joyous.

10. Your beauty is life to me, your rejection is my loss,
You are the one who tests me and you relieve.