1. Alexandria, your theaters have stirred me,
Since the full moon of my youth shone, vanishing my worries.

2. Neither luxury distracted me from its festivals,
Nor asceticism drew me to piety.

3. O, summer's delight, from the sidewalk overlooking
The sea that possesses me while I gently stroll, spellbound.

4. I relax in the breeze and daydreaming sights
Between the seas and sky in water and celestial sphere.

5. The city walls? The fortress gates?
The letter Noon? Or fish shaped like the letter Noon?

6. Alexandria, why would I blame for any reason
That after twenty years, I've entered your abode?

7. Except for dark nights without any pleasures,
For only life's trials have occupied me.