1. The traces of an abode in that region
Were its dwellers to return at dawn with tidings

2. The morning breeze has changed it, and every wind
laden with clouds pouring down rain constantly

3. A house in India, though is my time in India
Returning in passion with smooth cheeks

4. As it was, serenity well-kept
Resembling neither estrangement nor avoidance

5. That was the case when you were like a tender branch
And it a sanctuary like the prayer niche of a temple

6. A gazelle turning minds with her sweetness
Of good taste, cool teeth

7. And furniture of pure complexion
Like the whiteness of smoothed rocks in a brook

8. So lessen the blame about her and shorten
My heart from burning and gloom

9. O comrade, have you seen or heard of one skilled
Who could return what prosperous years wasted

10. My villainy has ended and my ignorance ceased
My evils are relieved of rebuke

11. Many a maternal uncle honored me, and many
An illustrious, generous paternal uncle

12. Knights were only named knights
To match the nobility of pedigree

13. So leave off boasting over us
And leave injustice, and speak right

14. And if you are ignorant about us and yours
How we were in bygone eras

15. When we nurtured our daughters and you
Ignobly buried your daughters in dust