1. I stood upon the waves weeping and yearning
And my heart like the ships' flags fluttering

2. The light I was used to has gone from my eyes
Yet there remains in my heart its radiance shining

3. So my heart is a sky whose stars never set
And in it my loved ones have citadels and towers

4. How many a smile and glance do I see in it
Revealing what would make return tearful and sad