1. You say, as stars appeared to me upon our parting,
Hidden by others while still shining bright.

2. I see you loving, not loved, so refrain
From suffering through which you persevere, not forgiving.

3. You leave and go, turning away from a love
For me, and my soul turns away from your union.

4. If my youth gains your affection in your old age
My soul loses, yours wins, a profitable trade.

5. Had my years but known, no blame would be
On me, though blaming years that lacerate each laceration.

6. It made me gray in my youthful prime
Meeting, from days, a hugely injurious confrontation.

7. And traversing the beasts' terrain on a flowing mount
And plunging into the sea's awe on a flowing dive.

8. Unharmed by the camphor of my grayness, underneath
Is my youthful musk, every deed and scent effusive.