أؤمل لقياكم وإن شطت النوى

أؤمل لقياكم وإن شطت النوى

وأزجر قرباً في مرور السوانح

وأزجر قرباً في مرور السوانح

I hope to meet you, though the distance is great.

I hope to meet you, though fate is unkind,

And I divine nearness from the passing of auspicious birds.

And yearn for nearness as life slips away;

ويذكي اشتياقي زند تذكار عهدكم

ويذكي اشتياقي زند تذكار عهدكم

وما الشوق إلا بعض نار الجوانح

وما الشوق إلا بعض نار الجوانح

And the firestick of remembering your covenant kindles my longing.

My longing is stirred by memories of you,

And longing is but part of the fire within the ribs.

For longing is but the fire in one's soul.