1. With the reins of love, O people of fickleness,
Who taught you the breaking of pacts?

2. Do you think you have wearied your slave,
Or have you heard the words of the envious about him?

3. Thus is every lover of you,
Or am I the only one singled out with estrangement?

4. However you wish, be my masters,
For in my love of you, I am but one of the slaves.

5. And you have a pact of kindness that was written
With the ink of tears upon the cheeks.

6. Whenever I wanted the attainment of your company,
Reverence stopped me short of the goal.