1. I have concealed my worries, determined,
While in my heart they're like spearheads.

2. Yet I see the Arabs questioning
Reproaches that are base and trivial.

3. And if the Law has banned silence for me,
Another has spoken, my words undefiled.

4. Love of the lofty faith's shining sun
Has made this resolute madness wholesome.

5. So if rage comes over me,
Love rises against it, and it fades away.

6. A doer, generously, without speaking,
Not dragging his feet, even saying: "I did".

7. His love and troth-plight when he gives them
Sincere, without the flaw of excuse or boredom.

8. The more he is reproached unfairly,
The more his bounty swells, freely reproached.