1. Leave humiliation in this world to those who fear death,
For death is better than a life of disgrace.

2. Only befriend a man if you call him
To face the embers of war, steadfast and tested.

3. In times of peace he pleases you with excellence and wisdom,
And on the day of clamor, he satisfies you with refined valor.

4. Blessed is the pure companion! But will I ever see
A share in this world when I say “blessed”?

5. By my life, I called out as if someone was listening,
And summoned the noble as if a savior was coming,

6. I roamed the horizons as if I
Was seeking a way out of this wilderness.

7. Yet my eyes fell on none but fools
Who think glory lies in satiety and food.

8. When I see something in unworthy hands,
And cannot correct it, I avert my gaze as if blinded.

9. How long, o fate, can I conceal the anguish
That burdens my heart like the wind does the branches?

10. Has not the time come for the days to see the light
And debase the undeserving and raise the sublime?

11. If there were no defects in fate, it would not
Lead us in the darkness of tyranny like this.