1. I denied love until its witnesses appeared.

    So I openly declared my concealment, while the truth shone clear.

  2. My eyelids are wounded by that veil.

    So no tear flows forth except mingled with blood.

  3. I placed my two hands upon my heart in pain.

    But I saw only an ember blazing.

  4. I was fashioned to love the one whose servant I am.

    So my gaze is downcast, and my speech is stammering.

  5. Love for him rewarded me with burning anguish and ardent longing.

    And I am more in need of something other than those two rewards.

  6. For him I joined the two opposites, compelled by necessity.

    So my eyelid is drenched with rain, and my heart is roasted.

  7. I raced with longings at the full stretch of their reins.

    And nearness to you is sought, while love for you leaves me breathless.

  8. The gardens of revelation are prepared for the heart.

    And no rank is higher; in his favor I ascend.

  9. Were I to reap all wishes in a single glance,

    The sight of you would still be more splendid and more gladdening to minds.

  10. Your beauty is life to me, and your turning away is death to me.

    So you are the one who afflicts, and you bring relief.

Sol 6.1