1.1“Daharā tvaṁ rūpavatī,“You’re so young and beautiful!1.2ahampi daharo yuvā;I too am young, just a youth.1.3Pañcaṅgikena turiyena,Come, Khemā, let us enjoy1.4ehi kheme ramāmase”.the music of a five-piece band.”

2.1“Iminā pūtikāyena,“This body is rotting,2.2āturena pabhaṅgunā;ailing and frail,2.3Aṭṭiyāmi harāyāmi,I’m horrified and repelled by it,2.4kāmataṇhā samūhatā.and I’ve eradicated sensual craving.

3.1Sattisūlūpamā kāmā,Sensual pleasures are like swords and spears;3.2khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā;the aggregates are their chopping block.3.3Yaṁ ‘tvaṁ kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi,What you call erotic delight3.4‘aratī’ dāni sā mama.is now no delight for me.

4.1Sabbattha vihatā nandī,Relishing is banished in every respect,4.2tamokhandho padālito;and the mass of darkness is shattered.4.3Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima,So know this, Wicked One:4.4nihato tvamasi antaka.you’re beaten, terminator!”

5.1Nakkhattāni namassantā,“Worshiping the stars,5.2aggiṁ paricaraṁ vane;serving the sacred flame in a grove;5.3Yathābhuccamajānantā,failing to grasp the true nature of things,5.4bālā suddhimamaññatha.foolish me, I thought this was purity.

6.1Ahañca kho namassantī,But now I worship the Awakened One,6.2sambuddhaṁ purisuttamaṁ;supreme among men.6.3Pamuttā sabbadukkhehi,Doing the Teacher’s bidding,6.4satthusāsanakārikā”ti.I am released from all suffering.”

7.1… Khemā therī ….