1. غِبتُم فما لي في التَصبُّر مَطمعٌ

    عَظُم الجوى وَاِشتَدَّت الأَشواقُ

    You are gone, and I have no hope of enduring patiently.

    Heartache has grown, and longings have intensified.

  2. لا الدارُ بعدكم كما كانت ولا

    ذاك البهاءُ بها ولا الإِشراق

    After you left, the dwelling is not as it was, nor

    Does it have that splendor or that radiance.

  3. أشتاقكم وَكذا المحبّ إذ نَأى

    عنه أحبَّةُ قَلبه يَشتاق

    I long for you; likewise, a lover, when far away

    From him his heart’s loved ones have gone, longs.