1. She says, having drawn the mantle away from herself—

    and that, could I attain it, would be immortality—

  2. “Take whatever is revealed to you, except for this;

    for al-Walīd was slain for less than this.”

  3. I find my gaze kindling my longing for her,

    as though my heart knows what I desire.

  4. She grows jealous over me whenever she hears of another woman,

    and I beg her to yield, but she will not yield.

  5. When one who is near holds aloof and you cannot reach him,

    despite his nearness, he is the distant one.

Sol 5.6