1. O you whom I fell in love with though I've never seen you,
For love is for the heart, not just for the eyes.
١. يا مَن كَلِفتُ بِهِ عِشقاً وَلَم أَرَهُ
وَالعِشقُ لِلقَلبِ لَيسَ العِشقُ لِلبَصَر
2. I've heard descriptions of your beauty and so understood,
But how will it be if I gain what I hope from seeing you.
٢. سَمِعتُ أَوصافَكَ الحُسنى فَهِمتُ بِها
فَكَيفَ إِن نِلتُ ما أَرجو مِنَ النَظَر
3. Truly I hope that God will bring us together,
For sometimes news cannot substitute for seeing.
٣. إِنّي لَآمُلُ أَنَّ اللَهَ يَجمَعُنا
وَإِنَّ في الخُبرِ ما يُغني عَنِ الخَبَر