1. I wish you a cordial affection devoid of any pretense
For some men's affections are but a mirage

2. I offer you sincere and candid advice, though in private
My fondness for you is evident and manifest

3. If any passion for you lay in my soul, I would uproot it
And with both hands tear off its covers

4. I desire from you nothing but affection
And my words to none but you are addressed

5. If it departs, then the entire earth and all its inhabitants
Are mere dust, and the people but flies