1. My vigor subsided and my plaint shortened
And happiness came to me from all quarters

2. Verily, the spirit of winter freed my soul
From scorching heat that burns faces and brands

3. The water and air grew cold as though
The moon was stolen from the bosom of night

4. Its breeze touches breasts and heals
And its clouds pour forth to water

5. I shall not forget its languor at nightfall
Then after it the freshness of waking

6. And southerly winds heralding rain for the land
As the convalescent heralds relief

7. And clouds fringed with flashes
Of lightning and muted rumbling

8. Whenever the sky lets down her tresses
The rain combines lowland and height

9. As she gives when blowing north
The coolness of water and wisp of wind

10. And you see the earth dressed in snow
Like a carpet she wore over her gown

11. So the bare ground borrowed from it a garment
It will be graced by the winds with softness

12. As if camphor took the place of dust
And musk the place of gravel

13. And nights whose span of my study lengthened
As they once extended in my carefree life

14. Some passed with wisdom and some
Midst poetry I engaged in and prose

15. And converse like a string of pearls
I recount to men who appreciate and enjoy

16. In the talk of men lies a meadow of conviviality
Where it grazes amidst people of nobility and loftiness