1. O betrayer who broke his covenants
You have been seduced by love's judgement on the youth

2. And cast him out after intimacy and companionship
Not so have lovers and companions acted

3. By God, the days I spent in your company, pleasant,
In that spacious house, and all its pleasures

4. When you were dearer to me than my very soul
And sweeter to my heart than cool, fresh water

5. I yearn for that time when my tears
Flowed constantly for your sake

6. But since you've contented me with flattering words
And shown me a peace more cruel than war

7. I've pulled on my bridle away from loving you, renouncing
Though you had the highest place in my heart

8. For I saw that my heart was your obedient slave
Whom you tortured however you wished, though innocent

9. You did not keep the affection between us
Or tend to the causes of love and friendship

10. Nor are you bound by a lover's passions
Tossed to and fro by yearning

11. Nor are you one who would listen to my words
And heal my heart by complaining and reproaching

12. I hoped for nothing from you but you spurned me
And cast me far away until I despaired of nearness

13. You listened to the slanderer and believed his words
Destroying what was between us with lies

14. By God, I no longer want anything from you
What I have suffered from you is enough wonder

15. I have no more desire for your love however long I live
God has refused to enslave or allure my heart

16. And who could bear some of what I have drunk
Of humiliation at your difficult nature?

17. So expect no more intimacy from me after this
Let what I have said suffice

18. Do not blame me for dashing my hopes
And diminishing even my letters and poems