1. I was informed that your suffering has increased, my master
So my weakness has grown and my patience diminished

2. Why wouldn't a soul incline towards you?
Your righteousness suffices me and your love is pure

3. I was raised in the meadows of knowledge, a flourishing branch
With neither fading blossoms nor scarce shade

4. A virtuous soul not tainted by vileness
And the traits of a free man unmarred by defects

5. When the sublime manifest, you hasten
Towards them, though the lowly recede

6. Your peers wasted the prime of their lives
While you strove for knowledge and learning

7. When they searched for fleeting pleasures
You delved deep into your knowledge

8. And when they busied themselves with sport and delight
You pursued solutions to problems

9. In attributing light, the most truthful witness
Of a pure element, are the precise scales

10. So may the lights continue shining forever
While you plunge into the sea of misery