1. That generation declined, except for a few
The lands and deserts became too narrow for people

2. So that every mile, thousands of people
Took refuge there, and love and affection died out

3. People's affection died, and mercy faded away
No more beauty or passion left in this world

4. There a blind man, or a deaf one, inattentive
The young people's worries became providing

5. For their ancestors, with little sustenance or income