1. With my soul they are harsh neighbors
So I am more desolate than they are

2. Their contentment is marred by discontent
And the pupils of their eyes are arid

3. They decided not to befriend
Anyone who pacts his love with them

4. Indeed they went too far in what they ruled
And I ransom them even if they went too far

5. With my soul they wronged me
And in my view their wrongdoing is just

6. Upon their lovers forever
With the sword of their aloofness they unsheathe

7. In their mouths are aloes of dissolved pearls
Neither honey nor syrup

8. I forgot intimacy since we parted
As if I never knew it