1. Had he been alive, escaping ruin,
The dove would have nested atop the tall stalks.

2. The mother of the chicks kept them in the burrow,
Pecking at scattered seeds, not eating with his beak.

3. As if he were sitting back, lost in fantasy -
Bring him here or keep him atop the high ledge,

4. Darting about the cage, accustomed to captivity,
Knowledge died when its people passed away.

5. Whoever does not consider knowledge but what they knew
Is an ignorant fool, lost and confused,

6. So whenever we desire, we draw from it
A narrative not gathered from the scriptures.