1. O absent one whom my passion draws near in purpose
You are closer to my heart than thought

2. And he who my eyes and ideas encompass has not been absent
For him there is a rising place here and a setting place there

3. I envied you the blessing which you obtained, out of my reach
And pride for him whose train trails across the clouds

4. May he protect his neighbor for eternity
And seek his generosity as one would seek

5. It is the sea, the earth is watered at its stillness
And drowns in its currents when it rages

6. If only I were the messenger at his door
To cool the fire that burns hotly inside

7. And convey what I spent in my hopes for him
Of life, all of it burdens me

8. No breeze of my wishes blew gently there
Nor did any drink quench my worries there

9. Were it not for hope in the Righteous King
By whom the West rose high over the East

10. And that I will be equal to one whom His protection covers
Every peril below him seems to waver

11. I would have died, and my death is no wonder when
The house has kept me far from him, but my survival is stranger