1. If my tears bear witness, how can I deny?
And the fire of my longing in the darkness kindles.

2. Alas! My love cannot be concealed,
And my coat of sickness is renewed each day.

3. I battle my passions with fortitude,
Though my heart is bound by chains of love.

4. To God I complain of the wrong and injustice of my people,
When I find no intimate to support me in separation.

5. My friend became the love of my murderous Ublah,
And my might is formidable, my sword unsheathed.

6. Sleep is forbidden to me, O daughter of Malik!
How can embers of sorrow find rest on such a bed?

7. I will mourn until the birds know my grief,
And the cooing dove laments for me.

8. I will kiss the earth where you dwell,
Hoping the flames of my passion find cooling in the soil.

9. You left, and my heart wanders aimlessly, O niece,
Seeking the caravan’s trail like one lost.

10. If my enemies rejoice, O daughter of Malik,
My love endures as it always did.