1. The heart fluttered at the mention of Saʿd,

    and I remained distraught with passionate love.

  2. For coy aloofness is his,

    while lowly submission has remained mine.

  3. He alone possessed proud reserve,

    while I alone possessed the estate of abasement.

  4. And the two conditions met—those of

    his sovereign power and my feeble striving.

  5. Then he freely granted me his good pleasure,

    and I freely gave him my thanks and praise.

Sol 5.6