1. Oh, how I wish I knew why I and the nights
Have overwhelmed me to the point of delusion

2. Separation has come between my heart and me
Who will intercede for me in the time of connection?

3. Every day there is disagreement and denial
Every day there is estrangement and departure

4. I do not taste sleep except as a mirage
I do not attain connection except in my hopes

5. God has taken my eyes with my heart
And decreed anguish upon my pain