1. سَلِ اللَهَ صَبراً وَإِعتَرِف بِفِراقِ

    عَسى بَعدَ بَينٍ أَن يَكونَ تَلاقي

    Ask God for patience and acknowledge the parting.

    Perhaps after separation there will be a reunion.

  2. أَلا لَيتَني قَبلَ الفِراقِ وَبَعدَهُ

    سَقاني بِكَأسٍ لِلمَنيَّةِ ساقي

    Ah, would that, before the parting and after it,

    a cupbearer had given me to drink from a cup of death.