1. He is gentle, then becomes harsh, satisfied, then resentful
I complain, but none hear my plaint, draw near, but he pulls away

2. Though slender and delicate, he sways with pride
Bent with conceit, yet peerless in beauty

3. The slanderers say I'm obsessed beyond reason
With a love that consumes my heart and keeps me awake

4. Forget your longing for one who's forgotten you
Though the world is full of Muhammads

5. I said, enough, you who find fault with me - none
Can be found like the one I desire and seek

6. Not every flower that grows in the garden is sweet
Nor all kohl pleasing to behold

7. They embellished their words, but spoke not the truth
Seeking only to injure me with what they conveyed

8. Far be it from one such as the Prince to hear
What they said of me, and bear witness to their lies

9. I have but my house, where I'll stay
So none will see me after this day

10. Or I will roam the wilderness far from
Any lands where I might settle

11. Damascus alone is home to me
And the Prince alone my pillar and support