1. You went too far, O Iblis, with your obsessive whispers,
So I seek refuge from you in the Lord of mankind.

2. You tempted me after you had lured me,
Having control even over my breath.

3. You made evil seem good in my eyes, so I came to it,
And joined foolishness to foolishness.

4. You penetrated into the depths of my soul, opening
Until you possessed the channels of feeling.

5. So doubts and dark thoughts beset me,
Blackening the place where I sit.

6. You emptied my heart of the satisfaction of certainty
And filled my carefree head with doubt.

7. After you made me drink the bitter sorrow,
You let me sip the drugged cup.

8. O Iblis, never did I make a deal with you
Except that it ended in bankruptcy.

9. O Iblis, you are the guardian of all who love passion,
O Iblis, you are harsh in your guardianship.

10. Of what I had before, there remains to me
Only a garment, like one who fails to attain his wishes.

11. You sow enmity, inciting race against race,
And you would kindle wars, while remaining safe

12. From that which hurts refined souls.
You have made people miserable in order to make others happy,

13. For evil, all evil, is in causing suffering.
A wretched hut, then a towering palace,

14. And tragedies in the lap of weddings.
You will not rest while you make people, in their prosperity,

15. Whisper dark thoughts into each other's breasts.
All I have is a tear that flows in regret

16. For what I will write on paper.