لا تَحسَبَنَّ البُعدَ غَيَّرَني

وَالبُعدُ غَيرُ مُغَيِّرٍ عَهدي

Do not think distance changed me

For distance cannot change my promise

فَإِذا الَّذي حَسُنَت مُوَدَّتُهُ

بِالقُربِ ضاعَفَها عَلى البُعدِ

When one whose love was beautiful up close

From afar grows twice as strong