1. O people, they have betrayed me
And I have become weary of their

2. I have no fault but that I have a fault
His aloofness at the time of my death is my fault

3. As if while my palms touch him
He is a map emptied of books

4. He betrays me whenever I disclose him
And it was better for him to conceal my flaws

5. You say, "You have burdened us with crookedness
With this sinister one, my Lord"

6. I complained of what was in me and what I endured
To the wise triumphant pole

7. He said, "The cold ablution will diminish it"
And this does not escape my doctor

8. Restrain him until you see him writhing
And take him in, if you see in him

9. I said, "I fear you may kill him"
For he is bloated from distress

10. Who will allow me to meet his habit
Like a lance on the day of battle?

11. Or like an extended steam vent
Watering the thirst of barren thickets

12. O he who cast me with his aloofness askance
Be safe if you sleep by my side