1. Her beauty's radiance defeated despair,
My heart now harbors hope and elation.

2. She unveiled her cheek from behind her veil,
And lit in my heart love's conflagration.

3. I stood still like an idol, for I
Am a lad in love, knowing no moderation.

4. She smiled and said: "Do you fear
An embrace by one shrouded in his cloak?"

5. Her smile revealed a small mouth
Like her ring that was carved by a jeweler's stroke.

6. Her breath was like the breath of a wild ostrich
In a meadow filled with roses and honey blooms.

7. Passion overpowered us until our limbs
Defied us, and we surrendered to slumber's booms.