没有屋顶时，我用

When I had no roof I made

无畏做我的屋顶。

Audacity my roof. When I had

没有晚餐时，我让眼睛用餐。

No supper my eyes dined.

没有眼睛时，我倾听。

When I had no eyes I listened.

没有耳朵时，我思想。

When I had no ears I thought.

没有思维时，我等待。

When I had no thought I waited.

没有父亲时，我把

When I had no father I made

关爱当父亲。

Care my father. When I had

没有母亲时，我拥抱命令

No mother I embraced order.

没有朋友时，我把

When I had no friend I made

沉默做朋友。没有

Quiet my friend. When I had no

敌人时，我同自己的身体对抗

Enemy I opposed my body.

没有庙宇时，我把

When I had no temple I made

我的声音做庙。没有

My voice my temple. I have

牧师时，舌头是我的合唱团

No priest, my tongue is my choir.

进退维谷时，运气

When I have no means fortune

是我的对策。

Is my means. When I have

一无所有时，死亡是我的财富

Nothing, death will be my fortune.

Need is my tactic, detachment

Is my strategy. When I had

No lover I courted my sleep.