1. I lament not death nor killing,
But rather the loss of pillars and origin.

2. A misleading caller led them astray,
So they bartered their honor for humiliation, and wisdom for ignorance.

3. I held fast to a rope I do not fear will snap
Judging the bond of kinship is enough rope for me.

4. So I became the envy of a nation
With a noble white man envied for one like me.

5. When people boast one day of high positions,
I preceded them in the ten attributes.

6. So remain an adornment to the chiefs sitting,
For you are an adornment to the knights and men.