1. I abandoned all the singing girls completely
And stripped myself of attachment to them

2. And I rejected pleasures for myself and so became
After refusal, a listener and obedient

3. The prohibition prohibited my heart so I became chaste and virtuous
And after arrogance, I took on humility

4. And I saw my integrity clearly after blindness
So I retreated from the ignorance of misguidance, in return

5. Oh what a waste those hours were, they will not pass
How can there be salvation when I have done wrong