1. I wish I had married
And my home was inhabited

2. So I could enjoy my wife
In renowned comfort

3. Every husband would envy my life seeing my bliss
And that I am truthful

4. In what I apologize for
To her, so I am not forced upon deception and fraud

5. And that I am faithful
With no malice hidden against her

6. No doubt in my trust
Valuing her chastity

7. This virtuous kingdom must exist
That which I see its splendid vision in my dreams

8. I have unwavering confidence
In it, hopeful wishes bare

9. I await everlasting affection
And a fruitful promise from it

10. O maiden, I indeed love you the most
So welcome me in your barren abode

11. And grace my life’s horizon with dazzling light
I wanted a wife like no other

12. That’s why I remain unwed waiting
Not arrogant, boastful of herself

13. Making a fuss in every matter aflame
Or lost in groundless jealousy

14. With no thoughts or reason
Jealousy stems from bitter, lethal hatred

15. Not wasteful, pilfering my savings
Not pretentious, shaming and vexing me

16. Wanting to leave a mark in every art
Not a preacher, frightening and warning me

17. Lecturing people, gossiping and composing poems
Not a loud chatterbox

18. Proclaiming everything out loud
That's why I remain unwed waiting

19. I want to keep authority for myself that's irresistible
Disappear from home as desire dictates, I come and go

20. My soul unrestrained by refusal and disobedience
I hope for a woman of agreeable traits

21. Beautiful, her image lingering in my heart
Her looks and manners equal

22. She loves what I love
Rejects what I reject

23. Avoids what bores me and I resent
And her eyes reflect her heart's purity

24. No pretense in her noble thoughts
Accompanying me in life's every path and road

25. And I'm pleased that she captures my heart
I think I won't find the one I sought

26. That's why I remain unwed waiting
I fear my wife would betray and deceive me

27. Harboring malice against me and plotting my death
If I was combatting fierce enemies, I would be patient

28. But I worry for the soul that cannot endure
Thus I decided that

29. For my health, it's best to abstain
That's why I remain unwed waiting

30. I've seen the extreme hardship
Of the many who married

31. I hate to see what
Other women saw

32. Perhaps what I mentioned
Was caution's call

33. But nothing in life warns me of danger
Like avoiding what I fear

34. Yet I loathe that one day
I'll be scorned and derided

35. Mocked all my life, ridiculed
That's why I remain unwed waiting