1. If what you seek were the ultimate goal
I would be the first worshipper in prayer

2. You think I shy from a stance
Where yearning and the yearner are present

3. I pondered until I found no idea
That sparked except it met a barrier

4. If you were amidst my secret then
You would know I am a truthful speaker

5. My heart is chaste for you, it does not wander
And your love is the guide and leader

6. And a glance from your eyes struck my eyelids
As if while sleeping a lover lay beneath them

7. So be patient, patience is best when
The path is narrow and confined

8. For between us the pure word
Is a translator, and the gaze a debaucher