1. I loathe the outward behavior of my companion
And what his chest conceals is even uglier

2. You accused the dog so you denied it
Yet the dog is better than you when it barks

3. The young man prayed Friday then turned away
To slaughter an arm in its wiping he butchers

4. With it the merchant earns his profits
While the losing trader does not profit

5. I wish I lived in a small village
Whose healer in his stick bites and gnaws

6. Where caravans echo and their flags
Seem to glorify God in their clanging

7. Or I dwell in a wilderness settling
Spending evenings with beasts or dawns

8. As the soul is like an unruly camel, so tame it
With a tender heart or strong reins subdue it