لَقَد غِبتَ سِتّاً بَعد عَشرٍ وَإِنَّني

لَفي كُلِّ وَقتٍ مسمعِي يَتَشَوَّفُ

You've been absent for six years after ten, yet

I'm always eager to hear your voice again.

إِذا قالَ إِنسانٌ نَعَم قُلتُ شَيخنا

وَمَن بِلقاهُ في الدُنا نَتَشَرَّفُ

When someone says "yes", I say "our sheikh",

Feeling honored to speak your name.

أَلَم تَدرِ أَن للعينِ سِرّ تَطَلُّع

يَشِفُّ عَلى سِرِّ الضَميرِ وَيَلطُفُ

Don't you know the eye has a secret desire

To see into the heart's inner fire?