1. People have tried over and over,
And the most loyal have complained.

2. If you grieve for what is lost,
You become grief and sorrow.

3. And if you attempt the deep sea,
You become a deep sea and a boy.

4. And if the ignorant speak to you,
Respond with peace.

5. Keep patience close,
Even if life brings only water and food.

6. Cling to noble poverty,
And people of quality will return.

7. But I see humiliation in asking
When no words can suffice.

8. Life is but a lodging;
So seize piety and opportunity.

9. The Merciful will have mercy
On a servant who did not pray or fast,

10. Who forsook this world completely
And was content with the next abode.