1. A watering for a time now passed, a shepherd
Rejoicing, with a smile lighting his face,

2. In an age of which we are the masters,
Commanding and forbidding as we please.

3. Our spirits lord it still;
You would take shelter from it in a shroud.

4. The nights have borne us along as we wished;
If you could see them now, you would call them captives.

5. Then their course rebelled, so look
And see the consequence now they have mutinied.

6. The son of Sha'yā was his enemy,
So Sha'yā was added to the son of Sha'yā.

7. And to the two nobles a child was added
Who, since he knew bounties, has been their guide.

8. He smiles at visitors so
You would think generosity itself came to inspire him.

9. There he sings songs of bravery
And pursues the girls who arouse passion.

10. He follows in generosity his father
When time has killed the living and revived the dead.

11. He hastens to the maidens with gifts
And they cannot match his exertions.