1. The roofs of homes are black with soot
Fire has clothed them in mourning robes

2. So do not be surprised if darkness rises upon us
For sorrow cares for blackness

3. The whiteness of the eye adorns it with beauty
Yet light exists only within the dark

4. The light of old age is hated, but
The blackness of hair is loved by all people

5. And the screeching of the pen grants no knowledge
All knowledge lies in the ink of the inkwell