1. Leave the gardens of roses and apples,
And turn your gift to the great scholars,

2. Turn to the people whose forms are worn down
From worship, except the radiance of their spirits,

3. They repeat polished bells
Upon the Psalms, morning and evening,

4. Keep your hearing away from any voice you dislike,
Then you won't hear in it the voice of a peasant,

5. Only studying the Gospels of the books,
Mentioning Christ with eloquence and clarity,

6. O you, their perfume, and matured spirit, their gift
Is adorned with all kinds of silver trays clattering,

7. It is served to you by the slender-waisted one, with elegance,
A brother of cloaks of wool above beauty marks.