1. I envied the breeze in every meadow,
Especially the people whose abode we have forbidden with protection.

2. How it embraced the pliant branches,
And hugged the erect rod of the slender palm.

3. It kissed the cheek of the rose while it was dewy,
And the lips of the narcissus in the pasture when it smiled.

4. How often it went to inhale the fragrance of the violet
Watered by the valleys directing it thither, and it exhaled.