1. Why does the bright sun at noon in her dwelling-place
Seem as though she had been overcome from the height of her course by swooning?

2. And the full moon after she has let flow her rays
Has darkened the beauty of her face and quenched her light with eclipse?

3. And the night in the midst of the day draws her skirt
And the sleepers have risen, though the trumpet sounded them not.

4. For they say, “We have seen the Lord crucified
And the spear pierced His side, breaking the bones.”

5. No wonder if the worlds fall into chaos and decay
And their splendor is spoiled and turned into nothingness.