1. I must show persistence in my love for you,
And I have beautiful patience in passion for you.

2. The marks of wellbeing are fading from my face,
While in my heart is agony and turmoil.

3. So do not think I am consoled, for perhaps
A whisperer deceives or a slanderer spreads lies.

4. My sickness, my sickness, O critics, and sometimes
One sees health in a man while he is unwell.