فارَقتُكُم فَإِذا ما كانَ عِندَكُمُ

قَبلَ الفِراقِ أَذىً بَعدَ الفِراقِ يَدُ

I left you, so if it was

I parted from you, and lo, what I endured with you—

Before parting, harm, after parting a hand

A harm before the parting, is after parting a grace.

إِذا تَذَكَّرتُ ما بَيني وَبَينَكُمُ

أَعانَ قَلبي عَلى الشَوقِ الَّذي أَجِدُ

When I remember what is between me and you

Whenever I recall the bond betwixt us two,

My heart helps with the longing I find

It aids my heart to bear the yearning that I find.