1. I was raised in an exalted cradle,
With gazelles around me and lions of valor.

2. I befriended every generous man,
Whose ambergris fuels his fire.

3. My valiant father ruled the land,
And my uncle was the prince of princes.

4. Whenever a guest visited our abode,
We offered him our souls before provisions.

5. But time has encamped against us,
And broken pacts it once made with us.