1. لَئِن حالَ ما بَيني وَبَينَكَ حائِلٌ

    مِنَ البَرِّ أَو لُجٌّ مِن البَحرِ زاخِرُ

    Even if a barrier comes between me and you,

    Of land, or a surging expanse of sea,

  2. فَإِنّيَ وَالمُحيي بِكَ البَأسَ وَالنَدى

    بِذِكرِكَ في الأَحياءِ سارٍ وَسامِرُ

    Yet I—by Him who through you revives valor and generosity—

    Travel and converse by night among the tribes, speaking of you.

  3. فَما كُلُّ مَن تَنأى بِهِ الدارُ غائِبٌ

    وَلا كُلُّ مَن تَدنو بِهِ الدارُ حاضِرُ

    For not everyone whose home lies far away is absent,

    Nor is everyone whose home lies near present.