1. If you are told, “Fear God,
He is your Master,” then say, “I see

2. The seven stars like children’s marbles
Scattered on the ground—

3. Aldebaran, Betelgeuse,
Sirius, and Rigel.”

4. And whoever lies under the soil
Will crumble into fragments in his grave.

5. I have come to terms with life;
I wheel and turn with it like a millstone.

6. When some people disdain it,
My heart still loves it.

7. And no threatening neighbor frightens me,
Whether he wrestles or merely jokes.

8. I have no unveiled houri for my bed
Nor a baker woman for my bread.