1. Is this how the proud palm tree sheds its leaves
And how the sun is eclipsed in the horizons?

2. Is this how the gazelles of the past grow old
After elegance and tenderness adorned them?

3. Is this how the joy and radiance of the lofty one
Is shaded by darkness and gloomy clouds?

4. Is this how the pearl of eternal glory
Is held, after beauty, by an oyster shell?

5. What soul has left what glorious body
And what corpse has the shovel covered?

6. O delight of the eyes of glory, you have departed,
And the noblest shed tears for you, glory and honor.