1. Tell those who await the melody of the rebec
At the warbling of houseflies

2. That lightning has failed my hopes
Just as mirage pools failed yours

3. Yearning, he kept watching for the sweetness in them
And ended up drinking cups of torment

4. So avoid what has tempted you there, and head
Towards a carefully considered opinion like good sense

5. And seek a land of western winds, for no resolute exile
Has ever been disappointed

6. And confront anxiety with my father’s concern
His determination did not give in to difficulties

7. Disdain to live under oppressive circumstances
So cast your eyes beyond the clouds

8. And you will always find me, when you are resolved, a companion
Walking quickly ahead of the riders

9. And this is an utterance in which I have turned from ignorance
And not indulged in meaningless talk

10. And I, after my book, am a successor
Coming behind it, step by step