1. They urged me to depart at the break of dawn, but I almost
Gnawed my fingers in anguish, clinging to the darkness with my claws

2. Until when they broke their covenant and schemed,
I pleaded with them, grasping the hem of the covenant-breaker:

3. "Do not take away the heart of the one with whom you made a pact,
This is the refuge of the supplicant seeking sanctuary."