1. Maiden of the gazelle herd
She set out yearning

2. Calling to the religion of love
Humans and jinn alike

3. A sun whose stars
Became for her a necklace

4. And the moon, no matter how high it climbs
Never pleased her as a servant

5. Ask her resting place; each
Embraced a breast

6. And the star, infatuated, fell for her
Captivated by her beauty

7. Sister of the moon, she strode
With no precedent nor equal

8. Bewitching even the pious
With a mere glance that ensnares

9. Since she traveled I've seen
Unparalleled beauty

10. A full moon rose up sublime
Ascending a royal throne

11. Passion revealed her to me
My cup amid gardens and bliss

12. My joy and respite as well
With spirit and sweet basil

13. Dawn's suns marched forth
Gleaming with melodies

14. And since she drew me near
I've glimpsed a moonlike beauty

15. She greeted with sweet scent
Of ambergris and moles

16. Thus my soul and comfort as well
With kinsman and mole

17. Turn from the misguided advisor
Errant pagan that he is

18. She is slender of waist
Branching saplings bend

19. Her blazing cheek makes
My fervor and patience wane

20. If I'm determined against her charm
I'm lost, with will undone

21. Passion excuses my love
When it was my excuse

22. News spread by the morning breeze
Of the one with the perfect stature

23. I've given youth to one grown old
And love to one love-wrecked

24. So sing to me of the breeze!
O object of my quest!

25. And convey the tale of passion
Of my burning agony

26. Rejoice in kinsmanship, O friend
You of excellent lineage

27. Nightingale of companionship
In the garden of bliss sing

28. O her Yusuf-like beauty
Intoxicates the hearts of lovers

29. I gave him to drink, and he quenched
His thirst with a cup of love

30. She smiled, revealing
Pearls and rubies

31. Her sweet lips quenched
Made food needless

32. The gap between her front teeth
Revived the rubies

33. Turn from one who has spurned
A crescent-shaped love

34. O my sole hope, I see
Leaving her, no honor

35. In the noble love that raised
Father of blossoms sublime

36. So O intercessor of mortals
You were my ample fortune

37. Against whom have I sinned
Though I remain loyal?

38. O you who became a sanctuary
Orbited by angels

39. Never ceasing as a sign
Beyond the planets

40. Bestow your grace and generosity
And forgive those loyal to you

41. And grant my malady a cure
That heals completely

42. I remember my prayers upon
The chosen one of ‘Adnan

43. He who attained glorious fame
And honor over beings

44. And his family, the people of nobility
Who ennobled the cosmos

45. And all who embodied
Divine openings