1. O Lord, a gazelle in a deserted place
I bid it good morning, while the night was full of terrors

2. Fed on the most delicate food, enjoying good fortune
Darkened with age, skilled and shrewd

3. I gave him perfect maturity and beauty
I adorned him with a necklace of good deeds

4. He struts about proudly like one who swaggers
We stirred him to fight and he was eager for battle

5. The gazelle was delighted to see a tall hill
So my heart slipped away at the time of unleashing

6. And he passed by paying it no heed
Not caring about sorrow, the plains or the sands

7. He chased it into the most rugged mountains
And someone said to me, while he was beyond my sight

8. “Honor this dog, though he is a deceiver”
The gazelle was granted safety and refuge