1. Yes, this is the abode you seek
To where, my dear friend, does your goodness flee?

2. Is it to Layla's home, now that it stands revealed,
And the scent of her breath wafts veiled?

3. My soul has allowed me near her tomb,
Despite my body's separation, which it still desires.

4. Were bodies ever anything but our vehicles?
Drawing meaning near when they draw near.

5. Yes, that meaning which shone through
The cycles of her years after you were estranged;

6. It appeared - did it ever disappear? My eyes deny
That it vanished through her withdrawal from me.