1. إنّ القلوبَ وإن طالَ البِعادُ بها

    يوماً ستُرجِعُها الذكرى لماضيها

    Indeed, hearts, however long their separation,

    Will one day be brought back by memory to their past.

  2. تعودُ في لهفةٍ والشوقُ يغمُرُها

    ولوعَةُ الحُبّ تسري في مآقيها

    They return in eager yearning, and longing engulfs them,

    And love's burning anguish flows through the inner corners of their eyes.

  3. رِفقاً بها لا تلوموها على زمَنٍ

    مضَى بآلامهِ، فالّلومُ يؤذيها

    Be gentle with them; do not blame them for a time

    That passed with its pains, for blame hurts them.

  4. لولا الوفاءُ وحُسنُ الظنّ ما رجَعَتْ

    عطشى تحِنّ لمن يحنو ويرويها

    Were it not for loyalty and trust, they would not have returned,

    Thirsty, yearning for one who shows tenderness and quenches their thirst.

  5. ماقيمةُ الحُبّ إلّا في مُسامَحةٍ

    تشفي القلوبَ وتُحيي كلّ مافيها

    What worth has love except in forgiveness

    That heals hearts and revives all that is within them?