1. You turned away from joining meaning with you, O love
And preferred the remoteness of the abode from us over nearness

2. And you charged me with the sin of separation, yet it
Is your sin, if you judge fairly, not my sin

3. By God, I did not choose composure over passion
Nor did I refrain from what you charged me with of love

4. But it only increased in intensity and establishment
Your status in my soul, your share of my heart

5. So do not combine estrangement and reproach, for I have not found
Composure in estrangement from loved ones and reproach