Be observant if thou wouldst have a pure heart, for something is born to thee in consequence of every action.
For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.
I never dreamt that Thou wouldst drown me here In the dark waters of this shoreless sea.
In the glitter that environs thee, rather wouldst thou be taken for the successor of Constantine than for the successor of Peter."
Thou wouldst not play false and yet wouldst wrongly win?
What is this fountain, wouldst thou rightly know?
Wouldst thou have the caliph murdered, or delivered over to the enemy?
Wouldst thou say to the seasons, " Pass not on, lest I grow old "?