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They said farewell was for five,

قالوا الرحيل لخمسة

1. They said farewell was for five,
That would come rushing from Jumada.

١. قالوا الرحيل لخمسةٍ
تأتِي سِراعاً من جُمادَى

2. So I replied that I would take,
Weeping and grief as my supplies.

٢. فأجبتهم إني أتّخذْ
تُ له البكا والحزنَ زادا

3. Glory to He who ordained love,
Between the loved ones and distance.

٣. سبحان من قسم الهوى
بين الأحبَّة والبِعادا

4. And lent the eyelids a flow,
That the servants could secretly steal.

٤. وأعار للأجفان سُقْ
ماً تسترِقُّ به العِبادا

5. Oh woe to him who denied rest,
To the eyelids under his command.

٥. يا ويح مَنْ منع الفِرا
قُ جفونَ مقلتِه الرقادا