1. Now my heart is delighted by the glance of the gazelle,
And sways like a branch, leaning and straightening.

2. Now the lover whispers intimately to his beloved,
And hastens the moment in affection and surrender.

3. I have been kissing her while the night guards over us,
Until dawn emerged, whitening the horizons.

4. And the herald of darkness arose above the wall,
As if calling to prayer from a high, just minaret.

5. The moon takes it, then a cloud leaves it,
As if it were a traveller from a cursed face.

6. So think what you wish - the needs of the troubled one
Are fulfilled, and the request is not denied.

7. O night of union, if only the dawn would neglect it!
O night of union, last forever, just like this last forever!

8. Our jugs have turned red, dressed in their straps,
Where the water-bearers are, praising and glorifying.

9. Our night did not cease to be watered, scintillating,
As if the water enticed it with murmuring.

10. As if in its cup, as the water pours into it,
Is the bustling of ants or engraved seals.

11. My companion was a hand that did not match a thousand hands,
And did not return the goblet red with coral.

12. Be quick with your generosity, be quick before an obstacle!
For in my eyes, the promise of a young man is blameworthy.