1. The gloom of parting has passed and joyfully departed,
And the dawn of reunion has arrived after separation.

2. The light of intimacy has dispelled the darkness of my sadness,
So I no longer complain of any absence or distress.

3. The armies of mediation have surrendered at the sight of him,
Like the Abyssinians when they see the Copts.

4. I have drunk from a cup filled with the secret of his affection,
Behold me now joyous, though I have tasted no wine.

5. Absence and presence mean nothing to me any more
Nor do I fear destitution or seek riches.

6. Between me and my beloved was an ocean of illusion
That I found had a coastline.

7. What an ocean when one tries to cross it!
The brother of drowning meets him and stirs him up violently.

8. How many a lover has thrown himself into its waves,
Only to emerge as a martyr, his head severed!

9. O heedless one, leave the sand dunes of the coast,
Neither mourn nor wail for a mirage or a phantom.

10. Seek the truth and you will attain what you wish,
Whoever seeks the Giver will surely be given.

11. He is the Truth, and the most beautiful truth;
All else I see is false, though it covers reality.

12. When I look upon Him I see nothing else,
And he who perceives illusions will never witness justice.