1. For a body worn by the agony of separation
Imagination has adorned it with threads of fantasy

2. And a heart that since the caravan departed at night
Has flown with passion and burned among the beauties

3. And tears that pour heavily like clouds
In continuous turmoil and succession

4. For a secret devoid of your love
My darling, and a notion in swoon

5. The hardships of separation, how many they are
In the distance from the burdens of heavy care

6. We saw you in the heart and it is known
Like the text of speech, the symbol of the case

7. And we witnessed you from a distant place
With us like figures in the shadows

8. Replace the distance and aloofness with nearness
And affection, for distance is the ruin of men

9. And relieve us from the agony of estrangement, grace
It is the way of masters to aid subjects