1. Long has the time of distance been, until when
The time of intimacy passed, I returned to distance.

2. So there was nothing but a glance that brought you near,
While my longing returned to you and yours to me.

3. Thus one lost in the night, whose aspects narrowed,
Saw lightning flash in the darkness of the night.

4. But it left behind no hope of lasting,
Just as some lands yield nothing, nor avail.