1. O you of pure repute and origin
And possessor of generosity and merit

2. When the guest takes refuge in you
You are to him like a sharp sword

3. I complain to your shady shade about us
From the injustice of an intensely ignorant tyrant

4. How far from truth is the rumor that I am to you
A obedient servant in word and deed

5. It is unlikely in an era like yours that one like him
Would do to one like me a deed like this