爱情对我表示出热忱的欢迎，

Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back,

灵魂却退缩，出于微贱和悔过，

Guilty of dust and sin.

但是，眼光极为锐利的爱情

But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack

自我进门就留意到我情绪低落，

From my first entrance in,

　于是走到我跟前，甜美地询问

Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning

　我是否因缺少某些东西而烦闷。

If I lack'd anything.

我答道：“作为客人，值得来到这里。”

"A guest," I answer'd, "worthy to be here";

爱情说：“你正是我所需的宾客。”

Love said, "You shall be he."

“我是否无情无义？哦，亲爱的，

"I, the unkind, the ungrateful? ah my dear,

我甚至不敢正眼对你投过一瞥。”

I cannot look on thee."

　爱情拉住我的手，笑眯眯地答道：

Love took my hand and smiling did reply,

　“除了我，谁能将你的眼睛创造？”

"Who made the eyes but I?"

“的确如此，可是主啊，它们已受到损毁，

"Truth, Lord, but I have marr'd them; let my shame

让我的羞耻遭受应有的惩治。”

Go where it doth deserve."

爱情说：“你明知错不在你。谁该遭受谴责?”

"And know you not," says Love, "who bore the blame?"

“亲爱的，那么就让我来侍奉你。”

"My dear, then I will serve."

　主说：“你得坐下，将我血肉品尝。”

"You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat."

　于是我坐了下来，开始进餐。

So I did sit and eat.