ЇW tтn qaumЂtwn tтn kainтn! ъ tТv dika°av kr°siv!
     ъ tТv makroqum°av sou, Criv™ mou, tТv megЂljv!
     У kr°siv tТv panЂkoustjv, tТv pЂlai genjm™njv,
     ќn tТ @AqРna tТ deinТ tТ pammeg™qei pзlei,
5    tТn pЂntwn tТn ќxЂkouston ќn pзlesi ka± cрraiv,
     tтn maqjmЂtwn tСn ‡rcСn ka± tТv filosof°av,
     tСn УliomarmЂrwton ka± pЂntecnon ktism™njn,
     tСn @AttikСn, tСn pЂgcruson, tСn mjt™ra tтn lзgwn,
     tСn polloБv maqjteАsasan ћkpalai m™cri toВde,
10  Grjgзrion NazianzoВ tиn m™gan qeolзgon,
     Bas°leion, Crusзstomon, „pantav toБv fwstТrav,
     grafТv tСn t™cnjn „pasan tСn ћsw ka± tСn ћxw.
     €rxwmai dљ ‡pи toВ nВn toВ dijgeІsqai taВta
     per± tТv ‡nalрsewv ka± tТv aёcmalws°av,
15  tСn ќpo°jsan eёv aЗtСn tи Persikиn tи g™nov,
     У ї°za У pamb™bjlov toВ CЃm toВ katjgзrou.
          HArcСn aёcmalwt°sasin LegourikoВ tи m™rov,
     deАteron, tr°ton Шlqasi eёv tиn aЗtиn tиpon,
     ќskзtwsan toБv іereІv toБv leitourgoБv toБv ....
20  toБv g™rontav toБv frзnimouv ka± tСn boulРn twn кljn,
     Гpљr yucТv ka± sрmatov panto°wn (?) te pragmЂtwn,
     ќn™prjsan tЃ йsp°tia metЃ toВ ploАtou кlou.
     tЃv ќkkljs°av ќm°wsan (?), ќmзlunan eёkзnav,
     ќm°wsan (?), ќmagЂrisan gunaІkav parЃ fАsin,
25  m‚llon ‡rsenoko°tjsan toБv ple°onav tтn pa°dwn.~
     KЂqetai @AqРna ka± qrjneІ, kla°ei ka± oЗk Гpom™nei;
     «OЗa° moi tСn tala°pwron, oЗa° moi tСn ‡ql°an,
     oЗa° moi tСn Џmartwlиn, pleІon parЃ tЃv €llav;
     oЗa° moi tСn papa°zjlon ka° fqзnwn gemism™njn,
30  oЗa° moi tСn katone°diston per± tЃv pзleiv кlav,
     ћkpalai tСn pamfoАmivjn per± tЃv pзleiv кlav,
     oЗd™pote tСn kАyasan posтv eёv doulosАnjn,
     tСn ‡ndreiwm™njn pЂntote per± tиn kзsmon кlon,
     tСn frзnimon, tСn pЂnsofon per± tЃv pзleiv кlav,
35  tСn gemism™njn tтn laтn уv plТqov tТv mel°ssjv.
     feВ moi pтv katere°pomai Гpљr tиn kзsmon кlon,
     ka± g™gona pagg™lastov кlwn tтn geitoniтn (?) mou;
     tЃv eєca eёv toБv pзdav mou tрra eёv tи kefЂlin.
     tи poВ nЃ eёpт toБv pзnouv mou toБv ѓparamuqРtouv.
40  ќkзyasin toБv pзdav mou ........
     eёsРlqasan tиn nзmon mou .........
     €lgjsan tСn kard°an mou Гpљr SwpoliЂtav!» —
     PЂlin @AqРna kзpetai, pЂlin @AqРna kla°ei;
     «ЇW SwpoliЂtev mou kalo°, poВ nЃ s‚v katantРsoun,
45  ъ gewrgo± pamfoАmistoi eёv „panta tиn kзsmon,
     toБv eєca foВmov kH ћpainov eёv кlon mou tи krЂtov,
     toБv tr™fontav tи krЂtov mou ‡pи pantиv pragmЂtou,
     toБv zРsantav ќleАqera, metЃ car‚v megЂljv;
     tрra sklЂboi ќklРqjsan ka± eёv Pers°an ГpЂgoun!»
50  pЂlin @AqРna мdurmoБv ќk bЂqouv ‡nap™mpei;
     «D™ndri mou panрraia, ka± t°v nЃ s‚v ‡rdeАsj?
     t°v nЃ їabd°sj tиn karpиn уraІon tиn ќdikзn sav?
     t°v nЃ piТ tиn ћlaion, tСn ‡rtis°an toВ kзsmou,
     tСn lucney°an toВ fwtиv ka± fwtaug°an toВ skзtouv?
55  parade°sia mou terpnЂ, ka± t°v nЃ s‚v gergeАj?
     €roura° (mou) ќxЂkoustai, ka± t°v nЃ s‚v trugРsj?
     У gТv mou У polАporov, t°v nЃ sљ katasp™rnj?
     toБv gewrgoБv ќpРran touv tи Persikиn tи g™nov,
     ka± ћrjmon sљ €fjkan ‡pи pantиv pragmЂtou,
60  zwР mou (У) pamploАmisj, crusТ ka±kosmjm™nj;
     oДtwv ka± sБ Swpзlion мpрrav gemism™non.
     oЗa° moi tСn tala°pwron, oЗa° moi tСn ‡ql°an,
     ...... ka± tи kefЂlin moВ metЃ мl°gou toВ sfondАlou,
     ka± toВto fober°zoun tи nЃ mљ tи katalАsoun.
65  ka± taВta кla ћpaqon diЃ tЃv ‡nom°av,
     tЃv ‡dik°av, tЃv stolЃv (?) ka± (tЃv) paranom°av.
     Ka± sБ panЂcrante ѓgnС ќn pзlei (?) sj (?) @AqРna (?),
     ќkd°kjson tСn pзlin sou, tСn tapeinСn @AqРnan,
     ka± tиn laзn sou sАnaxon ќk m™rouv tТv Pers°av.