1. Death is better than parting with loved ones
And the torment of their absence is harsher torment
١. الموتُ دون تفَرُّقِ الأحبابِ
وعذابُ نأيهمُ أشدُّ عذابِ
2. The souls of lovers have never
Known a day like this leave-taking and going
٢. لم تُبْلَ مذ خُلقتْ نفوسُ ذوي الهوى
يوماً بمثل ترحُّلٍ وذَهابِ
3. They came to your heart and left
A tear for you, continuous in its flowing
٣. بانوا بلُبِّكَ رائحين وخَلَّفوا
لك دمعةً موصولةَ التَّسكابِ
4. So the Clouds of Vicissitudes gave them to drink
What they had let flow, your cheek's teardrops
٤. فسقاهُمُ نوءُ السّماك بما سَقوا
خدَّيكَ بالعبرات صوبَ سحابِ