1. You captivated my love in the prime of youth,
And I said, "When old age comes, it will fade."

2. But ninety pilgrimages have visited me,
And six years of my youth have passed, lonely.

3. With the memory of a union free from doubt
That adorned our love with chastity and nobility,

4. With a glance of the eye or a cool greeting
Sweeter than pure water to the thirsty.

5. And a conversation in a chastity that imagines it,
If the ear comprehends it, a string of pearls.

6. The nights have passed, lending me their circumstances,
And time has returned with happiness progressing.