1. O killer of hearts, thou hast no mercy,
Be not pleased, I pray thee, with my ruin.

2. Thine eyes have led me to perdition;
So my heart yearneth for a healer.

3. But for thee and God the Merciful,
I had not been reckoned among lovers.

4. Thy cheeks have bitten my heart; canst thou
Feel pleasure in the bite of a gnat?