1. My soul makes so many excuses
Yet the soul cannot excuse itself from this

2. Neither time to fulfill my wishes
Nor fate to comfort me and relieve my agony

3. Neither does bounty draw near to quench my thirst
Nor patience obey me to sweeten life for me

4. Neither luck favorable nor fortune kind
Nor my determination steely so I say bear it

5. Neither blame if you see my body in the dust
And say stay put, for there lies your home