1. Discreet in public and private speech
He fulfilled his duties yesterday

2. And did no injustice to anyone's rights
By diminution or avarice

3. Though to people unknown
And from their tongues forgotten

4. Yet in him is tenderness of heart
For people's sorrows and pains

5. So he envies not the prosperous
And grieves for the wretched

6. To the deprived and healthy
His food he shares

7. He never slept or cared
For any intrigue or gossip

8. He sleeps at night content
With little worry or anguish

9. And wakes with no stain upon
His conscience as when he slept

10. So happiest is he who walks
The earth among mankind

11. And whom God has purified
Of doubt and impurity

12. Grant me the honor of your nearness
And give me your sacred proximity

13. Perhaps your soul may pour
Into my dreams your spirit

14. That I may find some of the bliss
And intimacy you possess