1. Oh, would that I knew if my heart will take revenge,
While life is speeding by and time is fleeting.

2. Will I ever return to live among loved ones?
Has fate, O Saad, ordained we meet again?

3. Many obstacles have kept me from seeing them,
And excuses on my part have been made in vain.

4. My passion for them has not yet subsided,
And I still have dear friends and homes I yearn to see again.

5. I pine for them and crave to see their faces,
While copious tears of sorrow freely flow and stain my cheek.

6. Whene’er I think of them I heave a heavy sigh,
And bear the scars of youthful ardor and its searing pain.

7. The fragrant southern breeze sweeps me away,
As zephyrs blow from the homes I love so dear.

8. Thoughts of being near to friends and seeing them,
Leave me spellbound when birds sing songs so clear.

9. The very thought of them intoxicates my mind,
When friends are fondly recalled again.

10. God bless the lovely homes and plains of Saffa,
Which were my neighbors, yet caused me no harm or pain.

11. My passion and obsession took control of me,
I bear no grudge, nor feel it was in vain.

12. I chose to die of love and youthful desire,
And walked straight into rapture’s sweeping pain.

13. No time or distance can make my ardor wane
For those dear friends, though years now intervene.

14. Gone from my sight, but still fondly remembered,
Their friendship left its mark; its light forever gleams.

15. Some friends have gone ahead to realms of bliss,
While fondly I recall them here, as memory redeems.

16. They left behind their aura and their mysteries,
Which I hold dear; their light within me beams.

17. Naught have I left but sorrow, guilt, and poverty,
And manifold transgressions, by God’s grace redeemed.

18. In God lies all my hope, His majesty supreme!
No enemies can mar the vision true love dreams.

19. Through our Prophet I enjoy God’s grace and favor,
His guidance, uncorrupted heritage, and hallowed memes.

20. God bless him and give peace when night descends,
As dawn revolves around his light, which ever gleams.