1. Youth was a transient vision that visited me and vanished
When the dawn of old age obstructed its path

2. The face of union was not so fair when darkness fell
Nor was the gloom of separation so intense when day broke

3. Throughout the long companionship of youth
I found it no more than a dozing eyelid's slumber

4. Now the graying of my hair reveals true passion
Undiluted, and your sincere advice to me remains undiluted

5. If the clouds of my eyelids insist on being dreamy
It is but a fleeting flash in a passing cheek

6. Among the wonders of my passion is that it is an ailment
That left me no body to harbor the ailment

7. And my secret death left no vein in my body
That throbbed when touched by the hand of love

8. If the indifference of the guide indicates
Anything but boredom, then my anger with you is contentment