هُوَ الفِراقُ فَعِشْ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْ فَمُت

لَيْسَ الحَياةُ إِذا بانُوا بِمُعْجِبَتي

It is separation, so live if you wish, or die

Life is not pleasing when my loved ones are gone

وَيْحَ المَنِيَّةِ إِذْ سارَتْ رَكائِبُهُمْ

لَوْ أَنَّها قَبَضَتْ رُوحي لأَحْسَنَتِ

Alas for death when their camel litters departed

I wish it had claimed my soul, that would have been best

كَانَتْ تَطيبُ ليَ الدُّنْيا بِقُربِهِمُ

فَقَدْ أَمَرُّوا لِيَ الدُّنْيا الَّتي حَلَتِ

The world was sweet to me in their nearness

Now they have made the world bitter for me

قَدْ كُنْتُ آمُلُهُمْ والبَيْنُ يُوعِدُني

فَأَنْجَزَ البَيْنُ والآمَالُ أَخْلَفَتِ

I hoped they would return though parting promised otherwise

But parting fulfilled its promise and hopes were unmet