1. Let go of what has passed, for in the first era of time
And if you are resolute in truth, then rely upon it

2. If you have traversed a barren rugged road
And walked it in the darkness of nightfall

3. While I roamed with the Pleiades alone
With no companion but the sharp edge of my sword

4. And the moon above the clouds leading it
Traveling like a rider in haste

5. And the eagle toward the west hurling itself
Nearly stumbling on the bare crags

6. And the ghoul before me hiding at times
Then reappearing like the light of a torch

7. With blue eyes and a blackened face
And claws resembling the blade of a sickle

8. And the jinn scattered about the woods of night
Murmuring and whispering and not asleep

9. And when they see my sword shuddering in fear
Like the neighing of steeds around a camp

10. Those nights, if their tale passed
By a lively youth before maturity

11. Then refrain, leave off prolonging, and be concise
And if today you can do something, then do