1. Alas, for those charms -
How has dust changed them!

2. And the whiteness of those cheeks -
How has grime dyed them!

3. He who was exalted now appears
Broken by humiliation.

4. The beauty of his face once shone
Like the radiance of blossoms.

5. And the whiteness adorning it
Was tinged by a blush of modesty.

6. He who was enchanting to visit
Though the journey was far.

7. But a night unlike any other
Has shrouded his day.

8. Those he loved have abandoned him,
No more to visit or be visited.

9. If a trace of him remains,
Ruin will overtake it.