1. The shade of reproach revealed the innocence of our pact,
And the nearness of reunion made distance harder to bear.

2. Avoid me not, though you're wearied of my estrangement;
Be forgiving, not harsh, lest affection depart.

3. Reproach smoothed what angered you,
As a sword is eased from its sheath.

4. Though estrangement pulled me along,
I held to a rope of fealty, its knot unbroken.

5. True to the quarters of my soul, no deceit
Could enter my mind, heedless of slander's voice.

6. My tent is welcoming if kinship is touched,
Though among men I'm known for my keen sword.

7. As estrangement dragged on with enmity,
My pardon overflowed, or was limited by my means.

8. I think well of others, while doubt approaches me
And steals the intimacy friendship once knew.

9. When the path of estrangement widens in my plan,
Worry seizes me, grinding my skin.

10. If a moment of heedlessness makes me forget you,
My heart ransoms itself from rancor.

11. Men imagine guidance cannot go astray,
Yet the sun is not discerned by blinded eyes.

12. How excellent they think a show of affection,
While its truth is far from praiseworthy.

13. I fear meeting you openly while folded within,
Like a coat hiding a rough interior.

14. If your right hand leaves its clasp on me,
Who then can I hope will hold me after?

15. We turned back before reaching our goal,
And distance did not end as we intended.

16. Sorrows have a beauty not diminished
When gathered, as pearls held on a string.

17. Had the wine cup not met its match,
Sparks would not have leapt forth from the flint.

18. Anger flared, but can good company
Temper it? I have offered what I can.

19. Come, let us restore the sweetness of affection
That came before this, with no ill intent.

20. Let us seize the heedless days
That come and go with neither plan nor aim.

21. And one like you is best guided back to guidance,
Most prudent in turning from the wayward path.