1. They say the abode of loved ones has drawn near,
Yet you are cheerless - how strange that is!
١. يَقولونَ لي دارُ الأَحِبَّةِ قَد دَنَت
وأَنتَ كَئيبٌ إِنَّ ذا لَعَجيبُ
2. I said: "What use are habitations and their nearness
When hearts cannot come together, close as they please?"
٢. فَقُلتُ وَما تُغني الدِيّارُ وَقُربُها
إِذا لَم يَكُن بَينَ القُلوبِ قَريبُ