Sol 5.6

  1. Indeed, verse—if you send it—has arrived;

    it stirred longing until it surged and grew all-consuming.

  2. It kept the eyelid wakeful, declaring to the lover: “Indeed,

    the separation has grown long, and love has now grown neglectful.”

  3. By God, O choicest of brethren, you surely have

    a covenant rooted firmly in our inmost depths, never moved.

  4. We did not leave you after parting out of aversion,

    nor, after distance, did we seek another in your stead.

  5. By God, my friend, if you are endowed with ardent yearning,

    then our yearning surpasses all that has been told.

Sol 5.6