1. Jerusalem, its shrine was not imposed upon you,
So prostrate before your Lord in life as one devout.

2. I have come to ask about my tomorrow,
Seeking news of it, prying and peering.

3. Certainty is none, but only
My best guess and surmise.

4. Be not afraid of the thicket’s lurkers,
Though the morning burst upon them in its freshness.

5. And if you fear the day will bring trials,
The night will aid you with its darkness.

6. For wings are green like the lote-tree’s, their lining
Of green serpent covered in gleaming silks.