1. When lightning cracks from eastern Tigris
Upon the shining pages of the flashes

2. I liken it to a charming time
That blessed us in the shade of burgeoning trees

3. Yet it passed like a glance that cannot be recalled
By the yearning of the enamored one

4. And what is feared may happen from whence it is hoped
And what is hoped may enable you from whence you take precautions