¿De que servirá? (Poema).

 
Pedir sabios para despreciarles

porque su consejo se cree

amenazante
Pedir libertad y en secreto,

preparar otra tiranía
Pedir abundantes riquezas

sin renunciar a un espíritu

empobrecido
Pedir amor eterno preparando

de antemano su entierro
Pedir alegrías infinitas sin dejar

de recordar las aflicciones pasadas.

Fuente


 
To ask wise men to despise them

because their advice is thought

threatening
To ask for freedom and in secret,

to prepare another tyranny
To ask for abundant riches

without renouncing an

impoverished spirit
To ask for eternal love by preparing

its burial beforehand
To ask for infinite joys without ceasing

remembering past afflictions.