1. I made the steed of hopes despair,
So I resorted to a vast refuge.

2. That is the oblivious steed of hopes,
With no saddle to tighten or strap to pull.

3. By your life, preserving my dignity
With little is dearer to me

4. Than seeking much,
To which the necks of submission are outstretched.

5. So live day by day with sustenance
Like a suckling child drawing milk from the breast.

6. And do not greedily desire anyone
Of high or low status among people.

7. Youth has departed and gray hair has come,
So is there any return to your youth?