أَأَحبابنا من بعِنا كيف أَنتمُ
فقد بانَ صبري والكرى منذُ بنتمُ
O our beloved ones, after our parting, how are you?
My patience and my sleep have vanished since you left.
وما زلتمُ أَهلَ المودَّةِ والوِفا
ولكنّما خانَ الزَّمانُ فخنتم
You were ever people of affection and fidelity,
but Time betrayed us, and so you too betrayed me.
وإنّي بحالٍ لستُ أَذكرُ بعضَها
على كلِّ حالٍ أَنتمُ كيفَ أَنتمُ
And I am in such a state that I cannot tell even part of it;
in any case, you—how are you?
محبّكمُ من لوعةِ الوجدِ مشتكٍ
وقد كنتمُ تشكونَهُ لو علمتمُ
Your lover complains of the burning anguish of longing,
and you too would complain of it, if only you knew.
أَسيركمُ العاني أَما تطلقونَه
فديتكمُ ما ضرَّكُمْ لو مَنَنْتُمُ
Your captive, held in bondage—will you not set him free?
May I be your ransom—what harm if you graciously set him free?
Sol 5.6