1. I depart, and the dawn does not draw near
As if time's nature is forgiveness

2. A bird's song startles you
So the night empties with a shriek

3. Be gentle, may you never lose a lover
For you have no need of harshness

4. That poor nightingale weeps
So charm it as you wish with melody

5. The wings of night hover tenderly
Over the pomegranate trees of our orchard

6. Did you think it was the leaves blowing?
By God, your joke went too far

7. You did not stay long, so stand a while
Before dawn, ere the morn wakes