1. Decay spread in me, below and above,
And I saw myself dying, limb by limb.

2. There is no hour that has passed me by,
Except that it diminished me, in its bitterness, some part.

3. My strength passed in obeying my soul,
And I remembered obeying God, in earnest.

4. My soul yearned for nights and days,
Which I wasted in play and vanity.

5. We have done the worst evil, so God,
Forgive us, pardon us, and excuse us.