1. The lamps of eloquence, though they rebel
Against my realm of words or disdain,

2. Silence may yet prove nobler speech
When a lover is charged with whom he loves.

3. Perhaps distance releases a tongue
Too narrow when nearness grows.

4. As for your love and the cry of my longing,
It remains moist upon the cheek of absence.

5. In the meadows of generosity, delights
Of eternal bliss flutter and imbibe.

6. Truly, I have a soul that sings
Of you with love, swoons and slakes its thirst.

7. I will keep your pledge to find a pledge
And pledge my heart with you, to return.

8. I will scatter shades upon myself
To the shade of the beloved, blazing a path.