1. He who was wronged by fate through its deceit
I have protection from the guile of fate

2. And the herald came with news of my beloved
So I rejoiced, and then came word of his death

3. What is the state of one grief-stricken by his own soul
When even his brother and friend have left him

4. Is life still sweet after his departure?
If so, my heart must be hard and cold

5. And perhaps life itself is a punishment
So that the wretched suffer from enduring it