1. A friend whose house was filled with joy
The breeze told its tales and recounted them

2. It laughed with delight until indeed
Time dwelled on it, so it wept for it

3. It studied nothing but the remains of lines
In the pages of time, imagined them

4. And from the course of destiny's decrees
Time allowed it then erased it

5. I had a time in it that passed
Oh how much sincere love I devoted to it

6. A time in it that came to an end
I indulged fully in its pleasures

7. I treasured it with life until when
Its heat clung to its life

8. And it wept for its ruins grieving
Torrents of longing from those who loved it

9. It brought me relief when dawn broke and caused
Tears to flow from my eyes - May God reward it

10. Say to neighbors their pacts
Time spread and buried it

11. The mark of war appeared in it
Whenever it strengthened it, fate weakened it

12. I was infatuated with you when you were
My neighbors, like the sun's glory or its light

13. And in the meadow of glory you were
A tree no bird could reach its top

14. The night does not pass except around it
A lion absent to protect its sanctuary

15. It stood roaring on its outskirts
Guards moistened by death its prey

16. So when it extended to its branches
The efforts of time to pick its fruits

17. And when it was too high to reach
The hand of fate cut it off

18. So the matter diminished until it became
Exposed to dryness and blindness

19. And it went from protected loftiness
To neglected ruins that anyone who saw coveted

20. The land flourished but I had no livestock in it
When the cupbearer of origin abandoned it

21. Never once did I rest by its trenches
Unless its protection was mighty

22. May God not let me tend a meadow
Where the vile of creatures grazed in it

23. And it became in its blossoming
A playground, easy prey for anyone who wanted it

24. And if the ignoble coveted you
My soul's inclination had been its asylum

25. My mind thought of you when
Despair turned to myself, dissuading it

26. For the first steps of love
Are a glance the heart follows

27. A glance resulting in
The soul's hopes and this is its end

28. Think not that I have for you
A piece - I had it but forgot it

29. I aspired to you before trying you
Experience uncovered my blinded eye