1. I used to ask you for affection with restraint
Yet I came to ask you for separation, relying

2. I saw your opinion of what I was hoping for
Missing obstinacy and lengthy estrangement

3. So I came to love aloofness since you fell for it
And I increased in repulsion though you left me no skin

4. By God if the self was pleased with you, I'd cut off my hand
And not bend over a height that stretches out a hand

5. Or if it satisfied you unless you saw my foot
Walking on the ground without ever approaching it

6. I gave you judgement over my soul and my body
So pass your judgment, erring or right

7. Or increase your disdain, for I have no tricks with you
Beyond little, you see I hold you in esteem

8. This is my belief, my effort, and my capability
Until death and on the Day of Judgement tomorrow

9. Upon you be peace from me that will not end
For I am not the first effort spent like a column