1. O woe to Hammad, from a single glance
He became a captive, though unwounded.

2. By Allah, nothing but the sorcerer's eye
Had overwhelmed his heart and confounded.

3. As if Harut himself one day transgressed
And rolled his eyes, practicing his art.

4. He sang so sweetly with a delicate voice
Swaying in silk and scent - a beauty's part.

5. To Hammad he appeared and showed to him
A task unlike medicine and wine.

6. The glance of the Nabatean's eye drove
To his doom, a glance from eyes divine.

7. When he saw what pleased him, approving it,
He inclined to him, not berating.

8. Wandering aimlessly, passionately
Opposite cheeks of softness correlating.

9. Stealing the heart with his knitting
Of it, and greed and gathering.

10. Perfect creation, sweet of disposition
With hair like grapes, so appealing.

11. An elegant creature not seen before
By any eye, in perfection flowering.

12. He walks with a graceful and measured gait
Made up precisely and aptly.

13. A jewel in the beauty of chastity
Taken to hunt forbidden trapping.

14. Hammad says when he is apart
"O Lord, relieve the distress of the troubled."

15. You have burdened me with desire and distanced me
Is this how a Lord treats the devoted?

16. I accept your tryst, my Master
If it is not an impossible meeting.