1. O my friends, do I have a helper
Who can sustain me among you or an ally?

2. Pass by Khansa' and chat with her at length
Mentioning me with subtle words of passion―

3. If she shows sympathy for me, then say to her
Perhaps her aloofness to me may soften―

4. In my heart has returned the madness of youth
And stirred up again that latent love―

5. Do you know of anyone alive
Who can recover my sanity after old age?

6. So they talked to Khansa' and she said "Yes,
He is infatuated like any other infatuated one."

7. I advise him to use his tears as a remedy, for
If his eyelids are stingy then let him moan―

8. O my heart, you have not been fair to me, rising
To passion in my dignified forties!