يقُولونَ لي أنَّ الفِراقَ مُكرَّهٌ

يقُولونَ لي أنَّ الفِراقَ مُكرَّهٌ

فقلتُ لأهل العشْقِ لا تَكْرَهُونَهُ

فقلتُ لأهل العشْقِ لا تَكْرَهُونَهُ

They tell me that parting is a hateful thing;

They tell me that parting is detested.

So I told the devotees of love: “Do not hate it.”

So I said to those in love, 'Do not hate it.'

فقالوا وما فيهِ من النَّفْعِ يُرْتَجى

فقالوا وما فيهِ من النَّفْعِ يُرْتَجى

فقلت المُعَنَّى فيه تُقْضَى دُيونَهُ

فقلت المُعَنَّى فيه تُقْضَى دُيونَهُ

They asked, “What benefit can one hope for in it?”

They said, 'And what benefit can be hoped for in it?'

I said, “Through it, the love-tormented one has his debts discharged:

I said, 'Through it, the tormented lover's debts are paid.'

يَفُوزُ بِتَوْدِيعٍ إذا ما تَحَمَّلوا

يَفُوزُ بِتَوْدِيعٍ إذا ما تَحَمَّلوا

وإنْ قَدِمُوا في الحالِ زادوا شجونَهُ

وإنْ قَدِمُوا في الحالِ زادوا شجونَهُ

He gains a farewell when they load up to depart,

He gains a farewell when they depart.

And if they return, they at once deepen his sorrows.”

And if they arrive, they immediately increase his sorrows.