When Bilqis wholeheartedly decided, she regretted the time that had passed.
She abandoned wealth and kingdom just as lovers abandon reputation and shame.
Those servants and maids, once cherished, appeared to her like withered onions.
Gardens, palaces, and flowing rivers seemed to her like a thorny bush in love's eyes.
Love, in its dominance and anger, makes the beautiful appear ugly.
Every emerald seems like a leek; this is the meaning of love's jealousy.
This is the meaning of "There is no god but He," O refuge, when the moon appears to you as a black pot.
No wealth, no treasure, no possession was dear to her except for the throne.
Then Solomon became aware of her heart, as a path opened from her heart to his.
He who hears the ants' call also hears the cries of the world's leaders.
He who understands the ant's secret also knows the secret of this ancient dome.
He saw from afar that her submission to faith made her separation from the throne bitter.
If I explain the reason, it would be lengthy—why she loved the throne and its adornment.
Though this pen is itself senseless, it has no companion like its scribe.
Similarly, every artisan's tool is lifeless without the artisan's spirit.
I would have explained this reason clearly if your understanding's eye were not blind.
The grandeur of the throne exceeded limits, making its transportation impossible.
It was intricate, and dismantling it was risky, like the body's joints connected together.
Then Solomon said, though eventually, the crown and throne will cool down.
When the soul emerges from unity, the body cannot sustain its splendor.
When a jewel rises from the sea's depths, you see it among worthless debris.
The sun rises with sparks; how can it settle on a scorpion's sting?
Yet, despite all this, in the present moment, the throne must be moved.
So that it does not become weary at the time of meeting, its childish need will be fulfilled.
It is easy for us, but very dear to her, so that even demons are at the table of the houris.
Her soul's lesson will be that delicate throne, like a cloak and sandals before Ayaz.
So she knows what she was afflicted with, from where she came, and to where she arrived.