1. O guide of the caravan, your mention has delighted us,
We yearn for their meanings when they are mentioned,

2. They have a place of honor in the expanse of the heart,
And traces of their secret in its hidden corners.

3. Were it not for their wise meanings, our hearts would not be restless,
Nor would journeying please us.

4. They are gone but not gone - oh what a pledge their dwelling was!
No other is seen when the eyes look.

5. And of the wonders of meanings is that they are always
In the heart and the eye, whether absent or present.