For my beloved

If, in the hour of judgement,
God seeks me out for just punishment:
for lack of hope, for weak faith,
for taking the wrong paths in life,
for all my worries and anxieties,
for all my mistakes, and my sins—
if, in His angry judgement,
He throws me to the pit of Hell—
then from Hell I will beg God's pity,
for I will remind Him—that you loved me.

Narcyza Żmichowska (1819-1876)

Translation by Prontobard (2022)