وجدي القديم حديث العهد صَّيره

وقادني بعد ما ولت صباباتي

My old mind with its newfound power made me,

And led me after my youth had passed.

وجه الحبيب وما يتلوه عارضَه

به من النَفَثات البابليات

The face of the beloved and the features that follow,

With it from the Babylonian spells.