1. Do not say to God that Lebanon is fragrant,
Do not say I long for the tunes of the enemy.

2. Live blind and deaf as you wish,
O my heart, and bid farewell to the days of passion.

3. Have you seen the garden in the days of autumn,
The flowers withered, the rustling gone,

4. Its beauty hidden in the dense clouds?
O my heart, where are the days of passion?

5. Have you seen the birds circling in the garden,
Wandering, searching for the days of joy,

6. Forced along as the wind rages?
O my heart, where are the days of passion?

7. Do not ask me, O my heart, about delight,
You will find solace in the garden and the birds.

8. For life is bliss and torment,
O my heart, and here passion has gone astray.