1. It would not harm me if he who was gracious visited me,
And is it really his fault if when he visited he was aloof?

2. Sweet of features, bitter of estrangement, moderate,
Moist of cloak, but his heart is harsh,

3. Tormenting my love while my heart is in his hands.
O heart, if bitter love does not visit, be aloof,

4. Leave this aloofness and have mercy on a broken heart,
And do not obey the slanderer, O best of people.