Меж ими все рождало споры
Between them all begot contentions
И к размышлению влекло:
And did attract to meditations:
Племен минувших договоры,
Past tribals’ nonaggression pact,
Плоды наук, добро и зло,
The fruits of science, myth and fact,
И предрассудки вековые,
And secular mistakes that firm were,
И гроба тайны роковые,
And secrets of old sepulcher,
Судьба и жизнь в свою чреду,
A wheel of fate like simple dial,
Все подвергалось их суду.
All subject was of their trial.
Поэт в жару своих суждений
Poet in heat of his illusions
Читал, забывшись, между тем
Meanwhile was reading free extracts
Отрывки северных поэм,
From northern poems. Losing contacts,
И снисходительный Евгений,
Them condescending our Eugene
Хоть их не много понимал,
Was hearing as if careful was,
Прилежно юноше внимал.
Though did not understand quite those.