1. Parting came in haste—if only it had not come so soon.

    And the first wellings of your overflowing tears flowed,

  2. in passionate agitation; what you endured stirred your yearning, and you did not expect

    the beloved’s departure that morning at Burqat Mijwal.

  3. And you knew, as you departed—though there was not

    yet certainty, nor was that hard to see—

  4. that you would not be able to return to Buthayna

    after the separation, before another year came.

Sol 5.6