1. My beloved friends, how much distance lies between us
Of seas, whose limits confound ships astray

2. Where gazelles wander confused, and eyes cannot descry
Even the horizons disappear from intents' display

3. I did not know that fate would part you from me
Leaving me lonely when you've gone away

4. Patience has failed me, weeping is of no use
Tears flow freely down my cheeks each day

5. Your phantom appears describing your traits
Glimpsing your image, only sorrow stays

6. Can the shy gazelle I adore bring us together?
United like we were in days of old?

7. Can the one I love who's grown cold draw near
After having distanced himself, retreated, turned cold?

8. O you whose heart has wandered far from me
Go on, graze there, do not return I've been told

9. Though you shun me, I will accept with pleasure
The mere phantom of you - it's all I hold