When she knew my mind she but smiled in mirth And cried，'Now，by the Maker of Heaven and Earth！
I'm a Jewess of Jewry's driest e'er seen And thou art naught save a Nazarene.
Why seek my favours？ Thine's other caste；
An this deed thou do thou'lt repent the past.
Say，does Love allow with two Faiths to play？
Men shall blame thee like me，at each break of day！
Wilt thou laugh at beliefs and deride their rite；And in thine and mine prove thee sinful sprite？
An thou lovedest me thou hadst turn？d Jew；Losing worlds for love and my favours due；
And by the Evangel strong oath hadst sworn To keep our secret intact from scorn！'
So I took the Torah and sware strong oath I would hold to the covenant made by both.
Then by law，religion and creed I sware；And bound her by oaths that most binding were；
And asked her，'Thy name，O my dear delight？'
And she，'Zayn al-Maw sif at home I'm hight！'
'O Zayn al-Mawasif！'（cried I）'Hear my call：
Thy love hath made me thy veriest thrall！'
Then I peeped'neath her chin-veil and'spied such charms That the longing of love filled my heart with qualms.
'Neath the curtain I ceased not to humble me；And complain of my heart-felt misery；
But when she saw me by Love beguiled She raised her face-veil and sweetly smiled：
And when breeze of Union our faces kiss'd With musk-pod she scented fair neck and wrist；
And the house with her essences seemed to drip；And I kissed pure wine from each smiling lip：
Then like branch of B n'neath her robe she swayed And joys erst unlawful[336] she lawful made：
And joined，conjoined through our night we lay With clip，kiss of inner lip，langue fourr？e.
The world hath no grace but the one loved fere In thine arms to clasp with possession sheer！
With the morn she rose and she bade Good-bye While her brow shone brighter than moon a-sky；
Reciting at parting （while tear-drops hung On her cheeks，these scattered and other strung），[337]
'Allah's pact in mind all my life I'll bear And the lovely nights and strong oath I sware.''