1. They said, "Restrain your longing for God in a heart
You allowed to grieve and yearn.

2. And be consoled that since they left you
You have remained true to your covenant with them."

3. So I said, "Is it not sweeter than life after separation
To pine for them while my tears flow

4. And a heart bound by loyalty either finds peace
In keeping your pact, or else it withers away?

5. After you the world seems to me like a mote
That hovers between my eyelids and my tears."