Emmenay:
She is dazzling, my beloved Daphne, even though veiled,
And I praise my Creator Allah for, where others failed,
He created the embodiment of good and supine womanhood,
And she stands out as His artistry -- before us, praised and hailed!
Daphne:
I am but a woman loved by the man,
Before whom I see no one ever can,
Stand and compare himself as he is mine,
And I am his eternally in time's span.
I owe everything but to my Lord God Allah,
And then to my beholder* who loves me, "Wallah!"*,
I am Naveed's Saqi and can be none but his,
So O ye all, just say: "MashaAllah"!
And remember this, as I announce here, today,
Even If I part from my Naveed, by him shall I stay:
My soul shall implore my Allah and so it will be:
I shall be beside him, God-willing, till Doomsday.
Emmenay:
With your dark silky tresses acting as the night's peace...
I forgot even wine as you made time cease...
O my departed dearest even tonight please come...
And do all you can for my spirit's release....