1. The departure wracked my heart with longing,
And since we parted sleep has eluded me.

2. After days of union and joy,
And times now gone, sweet and affectionate.

3. The turns of fate delivered us unwillingly
To sorrows that know no end.

4. Before this was a yearning
And an ache within, far reaching.

5. How could she choose long separation?
Casting me to the winds of desolation.

6. And sorrow called her after change
With fire beneath the embers in her breast.

7. Separation has ruled as it would, drawing us
To heartache that pierces the liver.

8. I kept company with the stars through my long night
Between the sighs of my ardent, sleepless heart.

9. At nightfall my heart promised
To sustain me since we were torn apart.

10. Show some compassion, for the heart has stumbled
On the arrows of yearning and the sword of distance.

11. No blame rests on one who resiliently bears
After exertion, though misguided.

12. A phantom of memory passed in the night
Waking longing after protracted slumber.

13. It shed tears on my lids and departed
While the pangs of longing were unrelenting.

14. Pilgrimages now gone, faded
In the book of memories and dried ink.

15. Sorrows came to him in droves
Snatching sleep with shackles.

16. Each affectionate friend lamented
Drawing near with hands outstretched.

17. At times it exposed my heart
To fear, while anxieties lay in wait.

18. Not alike are those who kept their word
And those who in gloom forgot their fervent hearts.

19. There was her and there was me, yet
Separation had its way in the end.

20. Sign by sign she faded
And every companion forgot her traces.

21. I sent memory to echo her
And traced her signs in every valley.

22. Would that after separation comes a union
To heal the shackled heart.

23. No harm for the heart to fear
If it draws near or promises devotion.