يَقولونَ لي وَالبُعدُ بَيني وَبَينَها

نَأَت عَنكَ شَرٌّ وَاِنطَوى سَبَبُ القُربِ

They say to me, while distance lies between her and I

"Evil has departed you, and the means of closeness is lost"

فَقُلتُ لَهُم وَالسِرُّ يُظهِرُهُ البُكا

لَئِن فارَقَت عَيني لَقَد سَكَنَت قَلبي

So I said to them, while tears reveal the secret

"If my eyes are parted, she has dwelled in my heart"