1. Is there a tale, old or new,

    that stirs my longings and desires?

  2. Bring me word of the loved ones, for theirs is

    my heart, captive to longing and remembrance.

  3. At Salʿ, ask those I love about my heart:

    why did they give it a home, when they cast it into the fire?

  4. Lightning from the direction of Kāẓima stirs me;

    ah, for the flash of that lightning coursing through the night!

  5. I entrust to God neighbors whom I love;

    they acted unjustly and have not yet honored a neighbor's rights.

  6. What harm would it have done them, when the clan departed, had they taken pity

    on one struck down by love in the dwelling's courtyard?

  7. His left hand, just above his heart, holds it fast

    in fear, with his right hand stretched toward the Creator.

  8. He prays, and no creature helps him

    bear his longing, save his flowing tears.

  9. O people of Najd, through you—by God—have become clear

    to my reproacher my excuses for chaste love.

Sol 6.1