1. My soul did not settle to be patient without you all,
Nor was it satisfied with the lands being distant instead of near.
١. وما سَكنتْ نَفْسِي إلى الصّبرِ عنكُم
ولا رَضِيَتْ بُعدَ الدِّيارِ من القُرْبِ
2. But my days have passed in our separation,
So my body left you, while my heart stayed with you.
٢. ولكنَّ أيّامِي قضَتْ بِشَتَاتِنَا
ففارَقكُم جِسمِي وجَاوَرَكُم قَلبي
3. And if the house brought us back together after separation
You all would have been my sufficiency from the life and its blessings.
٣. ولو جَمَعَتْنَا الدّارُ بعد تَفَرّقٍ
لكُنْتُم من الدّنيا ونِعمتِها حَسْبِي