I came from faraway lands, with no food and no water, carrying nothing but my longing that circles around me. And you tell me you love me — but what could you possibly love in me? What kind of love is this, when I have no freedom? I am Younes, lost in the lands of longing. My only companion are the tears in my eyes, while I’ve left my family behind. Oh son of the Hilaliya, I belong to no one, and no one belongs to me. Aziza, daughter of the Sultan, if time were different and fate kinder, and if I had met you anywhere, I would have loved you without hesitation, without needing to hear you say my name. I am Younes… and I would have said, “This is the true beloved,” my heart would have melted before even I did. But now… my heart is lost — who can find it for me? I forgot even my own people. How can I love you without my heart? Tell me… tell her… answer us both. I am Younes, and I’ve forgotten who Younes is, the world has turned against me, and I am left broken, with nothing but tears to keep me company.