1. They said tomorrow is Eid, what will you wear
I said ailments have sewn a body for me

2. Can one be happy when separated from their loved ones
They went far away, leaving me writhing in pain

3. Their homes are empty and desolate
I found no quarters or dwelling after them

4. They left me behind as their caravans moved on
My tears flow freely, my heart held captive

5. They ignited the embers of longing in my heart
When they left and I couldn't reach them

6. It's as if their ploughs have preoccupied them
Distracting them from family and homeland

7. After those radiant meadows they inhabited
They changed, settling in uncultivated lands

8. Will time be kind to bring them back?
Will fate allow us to reunite?

9. Alas, alas! After separation
We shan't meet again until the end of time

10. O bird, crying dolefully night after night
Today your weeping has stirred my sorrow

11. You cry for a branch, I for those
Who resembled that branch, both grieving

12. What saddens you, dove, compared to my woe?
Let me instruct you in sadness

13. Will sleep loan me a year?
My eyelids know no rest

14. Why am I vexed by time's bitterness?
I try to placate it as it tears us apart