1. When the hour of parting drew near, I said to him
And tears held back for a time then exposed me:
١. لمّا دَنَتْ ساعَةُ التوديعِ قلتُ لَه
والدمْعُ اكتمه طوراً وَيفْضَحُني
2. "O you whom it grieves us to be parted from!
If only I had never known you!"
٢. يا مَنْ يَعُزُّ علينا أنْ نفارقَه
يا ليت معرفتي إِياكَ لم تكنِ