1. Her whiteness fled into the whiteness,
And the parting of youth was a decree of fate.

2. It led her to chide grey hairs,
That she might coax life with bashfulness.

3. So the clouds of her eyes burst into rain,
And the day of bliss turned to gloom.

4. O youth that I clad in radiance,
The shade passes away and raiment of the radiant fades.

5. The cool of dusk was a zephyr,
But a breath of wisdom stirred it into passion.

6. He who has sway over the swords in battle,
And leadership of necks beneath the banner.

7. He who, when called by the hopeful, responds,
Answering his call before the call.

8. As if the mantle moulded thee,
When purity formed a mosque with a mantle.