1. By your life, I truly love Salʿ—

    for the sight of her, and the one who dwells beside Salʿ.

  2. Her nearness brings contentment to my eye, yet I

    fear that he may be seeking to leave me bereft.

  3. I have sworn by the Lord of Mecca and the prayer-ground,

    and by the forelegs of coursing mares at dawn in Jamʿ:

  4. you—though we are far apart, know this—

    are dearer to me than my sight and hearing.

Sol 5.6