لولا مَدامعُ عُشّاقٍ ولَوعتُهم

لَبَانَ في الخَلق غيرُ الماءِ والنارِ

Were it not for lovers' tears and their agony

Nothing would exist in creation but water and fire

وكلُّ نارٍ فمن أنفاسِهم قدحت

وكل ماءٍ فمن دمعٍ لهم جاري

Every fire was kindled by their sighing breaths

And every stream flowed from their falling tears

كلُّ العَذاب الذي في النار مُستَرَقٌ

ممّا بقلبيَ من شوقٍ وتَذكارِ

All the torment in hellfire was stolen

From my heart's longing and remembrance

وكلُّ ما في جنان الخلد يَجمَع لي

في الوصل ما بين لذّاتي وأوطاري

And all delights in the gardens of eternity are

United for me in the joy of reunion after separation

فغُصَّة البُعد لا شَيءٌ يُقاس بها

ولذَّة الوصل جازت كلَّ مقدارِ

No comparison can be made to the anguish of distance

And the bliss of reunion surpasses all measures