1. Truly, I am afflicted with one of two faces, who shows me

    his love; but if I answer him in kind, he denies it.

  2. God did my heart no wrong when He lodged within it

    the ordeal of loving you, and granted your heart fortitude.

  3. Had I wished, I could name one among you who hints to me

    at union of his own accord—yet I have never reached out a hand to him.

  4. As though ghada-wood embers—born of what I harbor for you—

    lie between my ribs: whenever I quench them, they flare anew.

Sol 5.6