1. Before parting, O my people, greetings
From one made sad for you.

2. Greetings from one who thought
He was bound to the abode of a beloved who has appeared to part us.

3. Greetings from one who severs no tie,
And before parting, makes no companion.

4. We provoked them until provocation came
To hearts, livers, and eyes because of them.

5. They are our earthly family
And our brothers through our mother and father.