1. To God I complain, not to people, of her love,
And a lover must complain of his beloved when he bids her adieu.

2. When I say this as I yearn for her, she comes to mind,
And for her my soul continues longing and writhing in agony.

3. Will you not fear God regarding the love of a lover
Whose liver is burnt for you and split open?

4. A stranger I am, lured by your memory,
And every stranger far from home yearns and craves.

5. When we parted I found the next morning my tears flow
And for you my soul almost burst within.

6. So I became humbled by the blows of fate
And from the blows of fate I do not waver.

7. After your death I crave no life
And after your estrangement I crave no union.

8. No pleasures are there for love after you,
For after you love and loving are dead altogether.

9. When I say this as I blame myself and make excuses
For her estrangement, my soul intercedes for her.

10. And if I blame my soul, how can I estrange her
When she approaches with tears streaming from my eyes?

11. So, my heart, tell me. You can do nothing else,
If she will not be yours, what can you do?

12. Misfortune’s stick has struck you regarding her.
But that stick is made to strike the wise.

13. O Lord, make me love her and give me
Affection from her. You give and You deprive.