1. He came with a necklace of pearls around his graceful neck,
So I mistook the full moon for a star in the sky.

2. His lips are a ruby seal, beautifully crafted,
Born of beauty's essence, not human flesh.

3. It's as if the breath of Moses in him was made complete
By the secret of its life-giving power to the image.

4. Had it not contained the water of life, it would not
Revive souls with its diffusing fragrance.

5. What a paradise, its flowing river of camphor
Passes over pearls, not pebbles from the stream.

6. The radiance of his face makes the companion forget
Wine and gardens of flowers.

7. With sweet breath in his mouth, basil on his land,
And narcissus in his glances depicting rose buds.

8. A gazelle, when it cries out or sways its slim branch,
Streams blood and white mixed with brown.

9. Whenever his figure leans and steps forward,
I place my hand over my heart in fear.

10. I know not whether the morning breeze stirred a branch
Or a swaying stature swaggering in drunkenness,

11. Or a thread of ruby in its tightening brings closer
In beauty's manuscript what the eye and sight sees.

12. I seek God's forgiveness! Rather, to the beholders appeared
A light embodied until it shone to the sight.

13. And I have been tested with ten in his love,
And the right of ten verses and chapters.

14. My sickness, my tears, my agony, my burning,
My passion, my infatuation, my thoughts, my sleeplessness.