1. I have confined myself to my home as I was told
And did not resist the vicissitudes of fate

2. I have no armor to ward off misfortune
I ask God for forgiveness, patience is all I have

3. Knowing that misery is pledged to comfort
And the end of life leads to ease

4. The sword may slip out of its sheath
And the pearl emerge from the sea

5. The dawn may break from its gloom
And the light return to the moon