1. My heart's beloved, you were my life,
My every question, you were the light.

2. May Allah not deprive the sanctuary,
Nor the valley, of your blessed sight.

3. How I've wept for your old dwellings!
How I've asked for news of your plight!

4. My thoughts ever turned towards you,
You were all my care day and night.

5. To be near you was but healthfulness,
While distance brought only blight.

6. And whenever I thought of you,
My eyes overflowed outright.

7. My days after you are dark as night,
No light or joy left in my sight.

8. O Lord, protect me from the cruelty of fate,
Be my judge, and show me what is right.

9. They tried to tempt us, but availed not,
No schemer could our bond e'er blight.

10. The spring of my joy has, since we parted,
Been forbidden, devoid of delight.