While we were [yet] together
Helping each other in every way
You cast good counsel away, to the top of a [high] tree
You caused yourself distress,
And slaughtered yourself for your enemy
Giving your victory to him
Now you are so weakened
That light breezes bear you up
And from time to time, you grasp at a branch

For all the pleasures on this earth
One cannot full enjoy;
[Tell me] what causes you this distress?

The world is [but] a mirage
And for every two brothers,
only one being happy each day
The one who is fortunate
Should not abuse his prosperity
Should not maltreat [his neighbour]
And in your case, however,
[your] breast and feet were out of accord
For you are drifting up, up [into the air]

[Look at me]: my flesh and [all] my bones
Were completely consumed by him
I cannot even swallow food
The abundance of milk,
[Pure] rainwater,
Fresh air and rest in the cool shade, you have rejected
It is you who, like the male garanuug [a gazelle]
Left the [other] game, and
Turned to a desolate place

So often in the prosperity of the rains
As though you were a [proud] lion
You walked about majestically,
While I, because of your carousing
Had sleepless nights from impotent anger,
And [sometimes] behaved like a fool
The [beacon] fire in the [dark] night
And love, never disappear;
They roll on [after you, unrestrained]