1. If adversity befalls you from fate, then be patient
For nights are pregnant with changing fortunes

2. All that comes from fate passes quickly
So do not despair over what is fleeting

3. Everything you see in this world, my friend
Is an illusion that fades when you awake

4. Neither pleasure nor sorrow in it endure
The goods of this world are paltry and few

5. And what dispels cares when you are
Oppressed is beautiful patience