1. When the night departs and the day breaks with its light
It is followed by a night darker and more still

2. Why then do I see the night of youth when it passes
The day of old age comes and does not return

3. She looked upon the whiteness of my temples and took back
Sorrowfully, "Where is that blackness?"

4. I said, "It faded," and she bowed her head and sighed
A sigh that stirred up burning embers

5. She said, "Is there any chance of us meeting again
That I may see the harbinger of separation?" I said, "The appointed time."