1. They blamed me, even if they found my excuse acceptable
And the sin of one who blames unjustly cannot be forgiven

2. When they reproached me for my mistake, I answered them
With the pride of one acknowledging, not the humility of one apologizing

3. I prefer the blackness on my head, yet I detest it
So how can the two colors look different to me?

4. The dawnings of whiteness, whose brilliance shone forth
Refused to blend into my cheeks, to become part of my complexion

5. I have bound myself to the blackness of color after you
A bond through which the unjust mock the moon

6. If it were not for the superiority of the whiteness
The dark nights would not be marked on steeds and on excuses

7. I have made it a reminder for the blackness of my head
So if the eye misses, the heart will be content with the trace

8. And the night is a concealment for the bare with its pleasure
While the dawn exposes the secret to everyone

9. The young man has an excuse in the darkness of night
While he has no excuse in the morning, if he strays

10. I do not combine love of the beautiful white
With what time and days have whitened of my hair

11. And how can she who was the darkness of my heart and sight
Disappear from my heart and my vision?