1. O water-bearer of the radiant quarter
Dispensing rain at the station of the train

2. A quarter of joy, how much joy we shed there
Where the virgins’ coquetry abounded

3. Blessed were those days of past companionship
In the fever, between these houses

4. When a lively one circulated among us
With cups that swayed like rivulets

5. And we inclined to sip the wine of gatherings
From the heat of his mouth, not from medicine

6. In gardens whose corners were scented
By the fragrance of lavender and roses’ breath

7. Whenever a north wind blew upon us
It blew from itself the spreading of aromas

8. Many a night I stayed up, sleepless
Restless, until the light of dawn appeared

9. The memory of a visit in the fever stirred me
Pity me from afar at the tomb

10. If another contends with me in love
I am not one who contends in love of the beautiful