1. They burdened me with passion beyond my capacity,
So because of them my resurrection was upon me.

2. And I would not have been, were it not for their estrangement and aloofness,
An ally of grief that the healer despaired of curing me.

3. I implore you, oh you who have done me wrong, be kind
For I am saddened by every gloating enemy of yours.

4. Do not be stingy to allow me a glance
That might alleviate my sorrows and the excess of my youth.

5. I asked my heart to be patient with you, but it said to me
“To you, for patience is not of my making.”

6. I conceal the chronic illness in my bosom
And I feign cheerfulness fearing the watchman.

7. And since you estranged me I have not found
Solace, but the wonder is my deliverance.

8. And how can I be distracted from thoughts of you when you are not here
While the fire of anguish and longing fills my senses?

9. Oh what regrets! Sorrows have lasted long
And my days have gone by without fulfilling my wishes from you.

10. He has the grace of a honey bee and the beauty of a gazelle,
While I have a sorrowful heart and a fading glance.