1. She intoxicated me—an intoxication without wine;

    and when she came, she brought a wondrous thing.

  2. She did not chant a verse from the Book of Go—

    —d before I forgot the Mother of the Book.

  3. Her voice recalled to me the voice of Davi—

    —d reciting the Psalms in the sanctuary.

  4. The cause of Islam returned to the best of homes,

    and sovereignty stood firm in its rightful place;

  5. its seat established, secure and serene—

    welcome home after its distance and exile.

  6. So praise God alone, and seek, through pardoning

    those who stumble, the fullness of His reward.

Sol 5.6