لا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ مِنكَ مَغنانا

يا حُسنَنا في الوَرى وَمَعنانا

May God never let our dwelling be desolate without you.

O our beauty among humankind, and our very meaning—

وَمَن بِأَخلاقِهِ وَخِلقَتِهِ

فاقَ البَرايا حُسناً وَإِحسانا

you whose character and created form

have surpassed all creation in beauty and benevolence;

وَمَن بِحُسنِ الوَفاءِ نَذكُرُهُ

عَلى التَنائي وَإِن تَناسانا

you whom, faithful to love’s claim, we remember

despite the distance, even if you act as though you have forgotten us.

يا فارِغَ القَلبِ مِن هَوايَ لَقَد

أَصبَحَ قَلبي بِالحُزنِ مَلآنا

O you whose heart is empty of love for us—indeed,

my heart has grown full of sorrow.

سُعِدتُ حيناً بِالقُربِ مِنكَ وَقَد

شَقيتُ بِالبُعدِ مِنكَ أَحيانا

For a while I was happy in being near you, yet

at times I was miserable in being far from you.