1. I see things that have no permanence
Our bodies are but vegetation

2. By God's will, destinies divide
Due to their nature, permanence unites

3. Did the staffs of Moses observe their Sabbath
Or was that stillness but slumber?

4. I asked about the early risers, where did they go?
And the spiritual ones, where did they spend the night?

5. Are the souls of mankind anything but
Subject to destiny, not personal choice?

6. Our hours always hate us
Yet they are dear to the soul

7. Steeds that always have a lover
Ships that draw near a companion

8. Who will defend the protected ones
And the ladies of the house of Chosroes

9. Who stand exposed in the wilderness
Stripped bare

10. The youth does not know, guessing is ignorance
And the decrees of the King are hidden