Sol 5.6

  1. I shall not forget the beloved ones as long as I live,

    since they journeyed far away to a distant place.

  2. They recited the verse of farewell, then fell down

    in fear of separation, prostrate and weeping.

  3. At their remembrance, my tears stream

    whenever I yearn, morning and evening.

  4. In the extremity of my longing, I whisper to God

    as His servant Zechariah whispered to Him.

  5. My bones have grown frail from our distance; so grant me,

    Lord, in kindness, from Your presence, a friend.

  6. Answer my prayer in love, for I

    have never, Lord, been disappointed in praying to You.

  7. Separation has rent my heart—and truly,

    the day of parting was a terrible thing.

  8. Their light vanished, so I called to my Lord

    in the darkness of deepest night, with a secret cry.

  9. Our distance was not of my choosing, but

    was a matter predestined and decreed.

  10. O my two companions, leave me to my longing;

    I have the greater right to burn in its fire.

  11. In passion I have obedient tears,

    a lovesick heart, and rebellious patience.

  12. Between my reproacher, my patience, and my heart,

    I stand bewildered: which of them is most defiant?

  13. I am the master of love; whoever follows me,

    I bring him to ruin in love, along a straight path.

  14. I am dead from love, but on the day I see them,

    that day will be the day I am raised alive.

Sol 5.6