1. إِنّي وَإِن كُنتُ لا أَراكِ وَلا

    أَطمَعُ في ذاكَ آخِرَ الأَبَدِ

    Indeed, though I do not see you, nor

    hope for that, even to the end of time,

  2. لَقانِعٌ بِالسَلامِ يَبلُغُني

    أَشفي غَليلي بِهِ مِنَ الكَمَدِ

    I am content with a greeting that reaches me;

    with it I soothe my burning anguish born of grief,

  3. وَأَدفَعُ الهَمَّ بِالسُلوِّ إِذا

    أَيقَنتُ أَنّا جارانِ في بَلَدِ

    and I ward off worry with solace, when

    I am certain we are neighbors in the same town.