1. Oh soul that fell in love
With an Egyptian damsel from Damascus

2. Naive, but adorned
With beauty when she adorned herself

3. Like the rising sun when it rose
And like the sun when it shone

4. And like the singing garden when
It blossomed and leafed

5. And it followed the full moon of dusk
So it caught up and outsped

6. As if she came from the Garden of Eternity
And crept up on us

7. Or the guard of the Garden was unaware until she was stolen
How often she promised and lied

8. And made promises and was truthful
And punished without pitying

9. And killed without fearing
And procrastinated without fulfilling

10. And thirsted without quenching
And aimed the arrows of calamity

11. To wound, excelling in causing pain
And rained the tears of anguish

12. Like pearls lined up
So with reproach she thundered

13. And with glances she lightened
So how many penitents has she

14. Whose repentance she kept
And how many weeping eyes has she

15. That overflowed with her tears
And how many burning hearts has she

16. That were set ablaze by her fire
And how many passionate lovers has she

17. Whose beards were shaved
I crave a bond with her

18. From a glance that clung
She pretended, she hoped

19. She sneaked, she crept
A deer when silent

20. And a doe when speaking
And she scented the beard of Musk

21. With a waft that perfumed
And was not content with the mole on the cheek

22. Until it bled
My soul clings to her

23. While she clings to my soul
And she left me no respite

24. When she glanced
She was created for my ordeal

25. If only she was not created!