1. O people of my affection, why do I wish
To be close to you when your homes are far and out of reach

2. If my body has strayed from your dwelling place
My heart still yearns among you and does not budge

3. My soul is filled with love and longing
For you, that which I lean and fly towards

4. Think not that the winds that blew harshly
Upon you were poisonous gales that stung

5. Nay, but my own ardent sighs perturbed
And cheerful longing for you within my heart