1. She walked like a branch bent by the breeze
And the breeze straightened her and made her at ease

2. She has a chaperone attached to her grace
And that chaperone tyrannizes her and me

3. It tortures me when I think of it
And tires her when she tries to stand

4. My love for her is but agony
Despite the bliss of her vitality

5. I seek refuge for you O Suleima from Suleim
Who killed their youths despite his esteem

6. Yes you are the gazelle in her prime
So distance yourself from those who scheme

7. Why would you seek my soul’s destruction
When passion itself is the crime

8. My heart floated toward you from my ribs
With it, O Umayma, love will not redeem

9. Your love revived a sickly heart
Like your glance revived his sickly beam

10. When you turn away, wishes darken
And when you come close, sorrows gleam