1. Harshness spread openly among people and unfurled
Its sail, and the curtain of secrecy fell

2. From the throne, and for a time the heart
Felt its secret, and an excuse came secretly

3. Confirming what was neglected,
And whoever thought to erase his clear harshness

4. And his twisted course to the ugliest lines,
Casts out the serpent of pretense; his idea is a lie;