1. From what do I take refuge from accumulating worries,
And an exile in which I did not find shade.

2. From what do I take refuge from the sorrow that grinds my heart,
Making the smile on my mouth an illusion.

3. My garden where I used to hear melody,
And see flowers and gazelles in it.

4. What happened to it? I no longer hear except
The sighs of the complainer and voices of mourning!

5. And I see in it weeping eyes
Deprived of sleep, it gained nothing but exhaustion.

6. Oh absent one, you left behind sorrow
And left the wound to grow deeper.

7. How do you call me to agony and then leave
After you threw ropes into the abyss?!

8. The stars drowned in the darkness until
They barely wink at me.

9. And our dreams came near us, but
The night dressed them in thick robes.

10. My covenant with the short nights,
How did they become so long after you left?!

11. My water became turbid after the separation
Though it used to be clear and near.

12. How many long distances we crossed
And passed plains and mountains.

13. Whenever the journey tired our legs
The heart prepared more legs out of determination.

14. We trod on thorns and tasted tragedies
And we see the journey on thorns as a struggle.

15. Woe to our world we roamed in its expanse
The more it extended to us the more preoccupied we became.

16. A fate whose separation today we tasted
Just like its connection we tasted yesterday.

17. The way of our world, meetings and farewells
And transitions over it followed by more transitions.

18. We seek isolation in it yet we
Possess souls that refuse isolation.

19. The more you shun and distance
The more my heart longs and obeys.

20. I found no cure in distance or nearness
Forgetting became impossible for the likes of me.

21. Our time together was not long since we met
But we crowded it with connection!

22. And filled it with loyalty, it will remain
An example for people on the forehead of time.

23. Oh you who complain of separation, wait
Perhaps nearness will bring about affliction!

24. Do we brave the torrent today and move on
Or do you think we should remain dependent on people?

25. How can I get an answer to my question
When I still utter questions?!

26. I have from God a helper and certainty
That dispels despair and does not fear extinction.

27. Perhaps sin tempts us, but
We seek forgiveness from God the Exalted.