1. How many miserable souls are led to execution,
Who deserved the mercy of verdicts,

2. And how many in palaces live in luxury,
When they deserve the hellfire's torment.

3. The killer of the soul is worse than the killer of the body,
For souls are not like bodies.

4. Why do these ropes spare the wealthy
And are raised for the despised and vile?

5. We never heard that they hanged
A wealthy person, not even in a dream.

6. Are all people virtuous,
Except for this poor man among people?

7. If wealth keeps its owner from sin,
Then poverty drags the poor to sins.

8. So kill poverty if you are just, for it is
The origin of evil and the source of conflict.

9. And protect souls made in the image
Of God, for they are not counted among the cattle.

10. Killing does not end killing, but rather knowledge
Eliminates the ignorance of people.

11. If his crime is grave, then that
Crime is more deserving of your respect.

12. He sought murder out of need. What do you
Seek through his murder and death?

13. If killing in the wilderness were ended, killing
Would not end before the Day of Judgment.

14. Oh what an hour it was when they came
Riding the waves of that tumultuous throng!

15. The horsemen contained them from all sides
Like great kings among the great kings.

16. It was as if the crowds were just some peasants
Who stood in his way to peace.

17. And the crowds were all craning their necks to see
That pitiful one led to his execution.

18. Then he appeared, slender in body, an old man,
His head sprinkled with arrows of white hair.

19. The souls were struck with awe, for white hair
Calls souls to respect.

20. Then silence reigned, until you could hear
The beating of hearts in bodies.

21. And all eyes turned down to the platform
Where the executioner stood, indifferent.

22. And there the wretched one climbed up
Without any fear or hesitation.

23. He heard the verdict calmly, then prayed,
Sending blessings upon the brightest prophet.

24. And his gentle words had the impact of thunder
In that perfect silence.

25. Then he turned away as if he had merely been
An apparition that passed with dreams.

26. And in him the people saw a silent
Orator, speaking the highest words:

27. "Oh wealthy ones, you are partners of mine,
Though not in this misfortune.

28. Had you wished, I would not have sinned.
Had you wished, I would have been sheltered in peace.

29. So fear God for the souls that poverty has thrown
Into misery and nakedness.

30. Those with ample wealth pursue play,
Adornment and torment.

31. The poor gain knowledge and piety,
And so decrease committing sins."