1. May God protect the one I bid farewell, as though
I bid farewell to a soul between my flesh and bones.
١. رَعى اللَهُ مَن وَدَّعتُهُ فَكَأَنَّما
أُوَدَّعُ رَوحاً بَينَ لَحمي وَأَعظُمي
2. And I said to my heart when we parted from his glory:
Parting, and the one you parted from is not to be blamed.
٢. وَقُلتُ لِقَلبي حينَ فارَقتُ مَجدَهُ
فِراقٌ وَمَن فارَقتَ غَيرَ مُذَمَّمِ