1. Alas, if eyes are delighted and
Hopes against despair are realized, and the complainer is subdued,

2. The hand of time relents, and love returns,
And advice is spurned by the advisors,

3. I grow kind towards enemies and treacherous friends
Betray me as days go by and strength ebbs,

4. And I endure with patience I cannot bear,
And forgive those in estrangement who do not forgive,

5. Within the ribs he has an affection
Folded away in distance, yearned for in secret.