1. O you who prolongs my torment and denies my plea
What is this aloofness, and what shame is there in unity?

2. I implore you not to gloat over one perplexed
Who wanders between the door and the house.

3. Or one seeking refuge in your affection, hoping for your mercy
Like one who says in secret and openly

4. The refuge seeker in hard times
Is like one seeking refuge from heat in fire.