1. My spirit, half asleep, turned to me
With a kiss and caress, my sickness disappeared

2. I raised him as a child and loved him
But when he awoke, he shot me with arrows

3. And wished safety to my enemies though they were unjust
And met me with wrong after breaking their word

4. May God erase those who choose passion
And accept humiliation after raising status

5. And reject good advice but obey
The words of a neighbor in enduring fetters

6. Never was there a day I burnt my soul
With love of a girl or love of a lad

7. Nor was there a day I was tired of an advisor
Who wanted my freedom from bonds of love

8. O you fault-finder who sought to seduce me
With words of lies and false speech

9. If the one I loved was pleased with me
You were still angry, full of blame

10. For the love of my beloved possessed me, so if
I prayed, he was my prayer leader

11. I admit I sinned in loving him
And repaid my betrayer with long discord

12. But I regretted my negligence
Regret that did not accomplish its goal

13. And I decided not to leave one who,
However perfect, was absent from me