ولمّا تَناسَى سيّدي كتبَ عبدِهِ

ولم يأتِنَا منه كِتابٌ ولا رسلُ

Though my lord forgot his servant and sent

No message, no envoy to lighten our discontent,

أتيناهُ نطوي الأرضَ شوقاً وإنّما

لنا الحظّ في إتيانِنا ولَه الفضلُ

We sought him out, traversing the earth in our yearning,

And we were blest by the visit, though the merit is his alone.

وللهِ أسنى الحمدَ والشكر إذ قضَى

بأن ضمّنا من بعد فرقتنا الشملُ

Thanks and praise to God, who decreed

That after separation we come together again.