1. You reap the fruits of his affection, yet still crave more,
Or have you not known the rebellion of one pampered?

2. It is injustice to the mouth that praised him
That you should treat him harshly after tasting his sweetness.

3. By my father, since I was burdened with passion for him,
I have sold my desires and renounced even renunciation.

4. I complain of the torment of his beauty while alone,
As if I would meet him with an army.

5. The rose and its garden though they seemed ready
To betray the secrets of roses.

6. The necklace and its smile though you cannot see
Among its beads the precious gems of necklaces.

7. I describe the beloved though I do not see him,
Just so is described the eternal Garden.

8. O fate, you have straitened me through my moon,
Taking him and leaving me alone.

9. I bade him farewell and embraced him, saying,
“May this be the last farewell!”

10. My tears flow down his hand,
And his tears flow down my cheek.

11. Evident is my transgression of proper bounds,
And if I return, I have abandoned eternity.

12. I stood at his dwellings,
Did you see his likeness imprinted on my cheek?

13. I approached it confidently,
Yet returned in shame at being spurned.

14. Its people concealed their separation, so it began
To display its love, as I display mine.

15. You walked away secretly, and my heart followed
To see your tents in the distance.

16. You dismissed it, no longer feeling shame.
Neither my heart remains with you, nor yours with me.

17. This, my discourse after you, so you see
My people, how your discourse is after me.

18. O you who deny my sickness, by his dignity!
Or have you not heard the testimony of sweetness?

19. You know my passion, yet you deny it,
Seeking to cast me out without praise.

20. Passion spread and my infatuation grew
White are my temples and cold my mantle.

21. However my infatuation decrees my state,
It has exposed me since the cradle.

22. The source of my passion for you is not error,
But my stubborn heart intentional in its persistence.