1. Ahmad said to me, not knowing my inner thoughts,
"Do you truly love Utbah in the mornings?"

2. So I took a breath and said "Yes, it is a love
That has coursed through my veins and made me sweat.

3. Oh, for my tears - I have not held them back,
As he sets out at dusk and night descends.

4. If you could see into my heart, Utbah,
You would find there an open wound, torn apart.

5. By my life, the doctor has grown weary, as have
My family, of what I suffer and endure.

6. Would that I die, and find some rest, for I
Will never be cured of her as long as I live.

7. I am her slave, admitting and confessing - no
One else holds me in chains but her, no other.

8. A counselor, compassionate, though I have not
Been granted freedom by her - and praise to God!"