كُنَّا جَميعاً فَتفرَّقنا
يا بينُ لم أوحشتَنا مِنَّا
We were all together, then we parted
O time, why did you make us lonely without us
ما كانَ ضر الدَّهرُ لو سَرَّنا
بِغَفلةٍ من صَرفهِ عَنَّا
The days would not have been bad, had we kept going
Oblivious to its changes upon us
آذاكَ من كُثرٍ بنا قلةٌ
ومِن سُرورٍ دائمٍ حُزنا
Do many of us irk you, or few?
And instead of lasting joy, sorrow
فردَّنا اللَه إلى غايةٍ
كنا بها حينَ تواصَلنا
May God return us to a time
When we were together and connected
