كأنني يوم بان الحي عن إضمٍ

والقلب من سطوات البين مذعور

As if I were on the day the neighbor parted from an abode

And the heart was alarmed by the severities of separation

ورقاء ظلت لفقد الألف ساجعةً

تبكي عليه اشتياقاً وهو مأسور

Ruka'a remained lamenting the loss of a friend

Weeping for him longingly while he was imprisoned

يا جيرة الحي هل من عودة فعسى

يفيق من نشوات الشوق مخمور

O neighbor of the abode, is there any return so mayhap

He will awaken from the slumbers of ardent longing drunk

اذا طفرتُ من الدنيا بقربكمُ

فكل ذنب جناه الدهر مغفور

If I depart from this life in your vicinity

Then every sin the days have brought is forgiven