1. يَغيبُ إِذا غِبتَ عَنّي السُرورُ

    فَلا غابَ أُنسُكَ عَن مَجلِسي

    Joy vanishes when you are absent from me.

    So may your companionship never leave my gathering.

  2. فَكَم نُزهَةٍ فيكَ لِلناظِرينَ

    وَكَم راحَةٍ فيكَ لِلأَنفُسِ

    For how much delight there is in you for those who gaze,

    and how much comfort in you for souls!

  3. فَيا غائِباً لَو وَجَدنا إِلَي

    هِ سَبيلاً مَشَينا عَلى الأَرؤُسِ

    So, O absent one, if we could find a way to—

    him, we would walk upon our heads.

  4. عَلى ذَلِكَ الوَجهِ مِنّي السَلامُ

    وَلا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ مِن مُؤنِسي

    Upon that face be my greeting of peace,

    and may God never leave me lonely without my companion.