1. أَبلِغ أَخانا تَوَلّى اللَهُ صُحبَتَهُ

    أَنّي وَإِن كُنتُ لا أَلقاهُ أَلقاهُ

    Tell our brother—may God be his companion—

    that though I do not meet him, I meet him;

  2. وَأَنَّ طَرفِيَ مَوصولٌ بِرُؤيَتِهِ

    وَإِن تَباعَدَ عَن مَثوايَ مَثواهُ

    and that my gaze is bound to the sight of him,

    though his dwelling lies far from mine.

  3. اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنّي لَستُ أَذكُرُهُ

    وَكَيفَ أَذكُرُهُ إِذ لَستُ أَنساهُ

    God knows that I do not call him to mind;

    and how could I call him to mind when I never forget him?