وَمِن عَجَبٍ أَنّي أَحِنُّ إِلَيهِمُ

وَمِن عَجَبٍ أَنّي أَحِنُّ إِلَيهِمُ

وَأَسأَلُ عَنهُم مَن أَرى وَهُم مَعي

وَأَسأَلُ عَنهُم مَن أَرى وَهُم مَعي

And how strange that I yearn for them;

And it is a wonder that I yearn for them,

and ask everyone I see about them, though they are with me.

And ask whomever I see about them, though they are with me.

وَتَطلُبُهُم عَيني وَهُم في سَوادِها

وَتَطلُبُهُم عَيني وَهُم في سَوادِها

وَيَشتاقُهُم قَلبي وَهُم بَينَ أَضلُعي

وَيَشتاقُهُم قَلبي وَهُم بَينَ أَضلُعي

My eye seeks them, though they are in its dark pupil;

And my eye seeks them, though they are within its pupil,

and my heart longs for them, though they are between my ribs.

And my heart longs for them, though they are between my ribs.