1. سلام عليكم ما أمر فراقكم

    وما أظلم الدنيا علينا وأوحشا

    Peace be upon you—how bitter your departure!

    And how dark and desolate the world is for us!

  2. وما دامت الأحزان ألقيت بعدكم

    إذا أنت فؤادي والجوارح والحشا

    And as long as sorrows endure, I have been cast down since you left,

    when you are my heart, my limbs, and my innermost being.

  3. لعلّ الذي يقضي الأمور بحكمه

    سيجمعنا بعد الفراق كما يشا

    Perhaps He who decides all matters by His judgment

    will reunite us after separation, as He wills.