تعجب صحبي حيث سرت ولم يكن

فؤادي معي مع حرقتي وحنيني

My friends were astonished that I wandered on

While my heart was not with me, despite my burning and longing.

فقلت لهم سيروا فإني لم أخف

عليه وقد أودعته لأمين

I said to them, “Go on, for I have not concealed it;

I left it in the safekeeping of the Trustworthy One.”