1. I turned away from you, so the bond was untied,
And pledges were lost, as I see.

2. My communication cord with you
Became like a gazelle’s thread after weaning.

3. What was of intimacy and affection
Vanished like the fading of dusk’s meteor.

4. As if the permanence of loyalty between you
And me is the permanence of mirage.

5. I settled with you, but you did not settle with me
While I was a most excellent lad.

6. And my soul has two groups: In this one
I mixed loyalty, in that coquetry.

7. You gained an inheritance, and were distracted
From me by seeking increase, so the enemies rejoiced.

8. Whose wealth makes him forget
A friend of meager means is not to be chosen.