1. O you fortune whose
Mischiefs grow every hour

2. You have risen in evil
So I sat in the shade of contentment

3. And left the doors of kingship when I saw the situation
After pleading and hesitation

4. And sending messages and intercession
I received a harsh refusal

5. My ears refuse to hear it
O my servant, do not hurt me

6. My hands cannot defend
I wonder at your spending in wealth

7. And poverty, yes the wonder of all
You have conveyed and tomorrow it will fall

8. Above wishes, hearing and obedience
And I sought a free, virtuous one

9. The king of eloquence and skill
This is your enemy you despise

10. And this is your nursing brother
O you who pass with nature

11. My reproach to you is cloth