1. They were true to their promise one day when they left
So I let my tears flow until I drowned in their abundance

2. Had it not been for the blood that altered their color
The camel herder would not have strayed from the stream he sought

3. Will our loved ones return to that life
In the prime of youth with its novelties?

4. We spent an age in anxiety and we all
Crave pleasures, shedding our cold indifference

5. He stooped to the water you wished for
A gazelle whose skin is softer than the gentle water

6. The radiance of the full moon is dimmed by his face’s light
And the supple boughs of sweet basil are shamed by his graceful neck