Isle of youth

Isle of youth 

While the Teufel comes to enchant you, dear child,

Go straight to your bookshelf; there lies sheer joy.

Or, near a willow, sit along and hear the clear voice

From the Isle of youth, moreover, share the sweet joy.

Dear, sit near a swan river-daisy in mystic bond,

Furthermore, write down your greeting card.

Nature teaches you invisibly; it also corresponds.

Dear heart, don't disjoint your spirit from virtue

If everything goes away from you, 

Let it go. let it go,

But hold up the truth in your summer of youth.

Sometimes, in life's flow, you would need to untie

Wires of your guitar, share with those who suffer abuse.

Dear boy, the Teufel who does pursue to enchant 

Can make you pale, puny, and mute; obey al-furkan 

Its pages are like branches of a golden honey plant.

----Affaq Naibe