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You've been absent for six years after ten, yet

لقد غبت ستا بعد عشر وإنني

1. You've been absent for six years after ten, yet
I'm always eager to hear your voice again.

١. لَقَد غِبتَ سِتّاً بَعد عَشرٍ وَإِنَّني
لَفي كُلِّ وَقتٍ مسمعِي يَتَشَوَّفُ

2. When someone says "yes", I say "our sheikh",
Feeling honored to speak your name.

٢. إِذا قالَ إِنسانٌ نَعَم قُلتُ شَيخنا
وَمَن بِلقاهُ في الدُنا نَتَشَرَّفُ

3. Don't you know the eye has a secret desire
To see into the heart's inner fire?

٣. أَلَم تَدرِ أَن للعينِ سِرّ تَطَلُّع
يَشِفُّ عَلى سِرِّ الضَميرِ وَيَلطُفُ