1. Doves of longing coo in the branches,
Now pleased with their love, now confessing.

2. Hijazi, Shami, they blend their songs
And with them at dawn depart and fly away.

3. The tale of love she told me in detail,
Yet she is but the soul of the enamored.

4. Restrain your mounts from trampling hearts!
For wounds they left the hearts still gush.

5. The flames of the valley shone at dusk,
And the breeze spreads the perfume blossoms waft.

6. I gained sublime, precious knowledge,
And still to what's beyond, my eyes aspire.

7. My loyal beloved never lost her attention to me,
Appearing to me in my innermost thoughts.

8. After annihilation, I gained her existence,
And from her here I attained great openings.

9. She did good to all, though the wicked
See but evil, for from her they fled away.

10. Life, knowledge, power and will,
Gifts we gained through her at dawn's first light.