ربَّ يومٍ جاء يوحي بأمرٍ

فيه شيطانه إلى شيطاني

My Lord, one day he came whispering

Of a matter in which his demon spoke

من سرارٍ بين اللَّحاظ وروحي

أتقنت علم سحره العينانِ

To my own demon, between the bedsheets and my soul

His eyes perfected the magic's knowledge

وأفاضا من الهوى في حديثٍ

ليس من جنس ما يعي الملكانِ

And poured forth from passion, in a discourse

Unlike what the two angels comprehend

ثم زنداي وشَّحاه وشاحاً

ما لزنَّاره بذاك يدانِ

Then he pulled me close and drew me near

Not even Zannar's fires equal that embrace

فاغتدينا من العناق اتِّحاداً

مثل جسمٍ قد حلَّه روحانِ

We indulged in an embrace of oneness

Like a body inhabited by two spirits