1. Oh mistress of the beautiful palace
Grant me an embrace of your slender waist

2. I love you, O cruel one, for you are to me
Like the morning to the ailing eye

3. And if I say you are my morning
I fear for you from my long night

4. I love you, O cruel one, for you are to me
Like wealth to the miser's soul

5. And if I say you are my wealth
I fear for you from the work of the skilled