1. There is no grief like the grief of one parted from friends,
Like the grief of one parted from the soul of life.

2. I left behind one whose wealth was with him,
Naked yet protected from dishonor.

3. He whose forgiveness graced the sinner,
And whose pardon atoned the sins of the criminal.

4. More precious to me than my eyes
Was he who gifted my heart his love.

5. When we praise the glorious acts of others,
We never intend by such praise to exclude him.

6. So who can equal the loss of this beloved
When absent from the one who longs for him?