Sometimes I long to kiss my idol's face,

Sometimes to clasp her in my wild embrace—

That is not possible, this is not possible.

How can I let her seek my rival's door,

How can I bear the friends I loved before—

That is not possible, this is not possible.

O Zafar, does she bid me to return,

And dare I, for I tremble and I burn—

That is not possible, this is not possible.

ZAFAR.