1. We were intoxicated by the wine of longing, separation, and determination
For your beauty until we could barely endure
١. سَكِرنا بخمرِ الشوقِ والبُعدِ والنوَى
لحُسْنِك حتى لا نكادُ نُطيقُ
2. Is there any messenger to convey from us a message to you?
And how can we hope when the place is so distant?
٢. فهلْ من مبلغٍ عنا إليكَ برسالةٍ
وأَنَّي نُرَجِّى والمكانُ سَحِيقُ
3. Whoever parts from loved ones one day
Will afterwards be in the worst state, truly
٣. ومن فارقَ الأحبابَ يوماً فإنه
بأسوأ حالٍ بعدهم لحقِيقُ
4. We parted from one who does not want our separation
And approached one we do not see, though he yearns
٤. ففارقنا من لا يريدُ فِراقنا
وقاربنا من لا نراهُ يَشُوقُ