1. Time called me, so I followed its path
To see where, where, where its fate lied

2. It kept galloping, tiring me on earth until
It tired the camel and the road was difficult

3. I said: O time, is my rest far?
It said to me: look with your evil eye

4. So I contemplated where did we go and walk
And here we are in the middle of a vast land

5. I said: Is this the place? It said: Yes
I said: What is it called? It said: Confusion

6. I said: I won’t stay here, so it frowned
Staring at me with round eyes

7. It said to me: Hush! O disobedient one, for here
All people have drank, so you have no good

8. I said: How come when I have found nothing
But a wasteland in which I cry alone with copious tears?

9. It said: You are not alone crying today
Every eye is drowned in its tears

10. A man only sees his own affliction
So the son of man has a short sight

11. I reflected for a moment, and the things
Became visible to my seeing, clear-sighted eye

12. I saw man thrown on the earth
Like an abandoned sea in the wasteland of an island

13. Lost and miserable, and the time of misery
Calls him to get lost so he can be a friend

14. Seeking victory in fighting against the vile
Alas! He will never find a supporter

15. And when hopes cheer him
Disappointment comes to remove his joy

16. Every soul is intent on a purpose
And in shackles of events has become a captive

17. So tears stream from every eye
Looking bitterly at time, blind to it

18. And hearts roar in the flames of despair
Of winning amidst others and the other

19. Kings roam about seeking kingdom
Growing accustomed to vanishing in circles

20. They ignite the embers of violence and world—
The fire of chastity is provoked against them

21. And men of every trait and occupation
And ladies of every status and conduct

22. They are all dancing in the masquerade of life
And each cries with a broken eye

23. And so are all chanting the melody of living
And complain of their joys and sorrows

24. So all people are running, rushing
To the grave, while recoiling from it

25. When these wounds became visible to me
And my time enlightened me with its expression

26. I said: By God, I was not delighted with a life
In an era I have become an expert in