1. You ruled with justice, leaving no ambitious man
Yearning for rule though coerced and unwilling.

2. You were content with what contented their souls,
And you succeeded, firmly holding to truth.

3. Some people attempted to turn you back, but
They confronted, despite themselves, God's decree.

4. He ordained, but they disobeyed, desiring
Against His command, yet they could not coerce you.

5. He refused them escape from their disgrace
Or removal of the honor of the most noble.

6. They left not the blind of opinion or sight
Until the keen and piercing became enlightened.

7. With its swords after blindness they supported truth,
The certainty of elucidation, not random tales.