قَضى مِنشِرُ المَوتى عَلَيَّ قَضِيَّةً

بِحُبِّكِ لَم أَملِك وَلَم آتِها عَمدا

The announcer of death has decreed concerning me

A decree due to my love for you - I had no control over it, nor did I intend it

فَلَيسَ لِقُربٍ بَعدَ قُربِكِ لَذَّةٌ

وَلَستُ أَرى نَأياً سِوى نَأيَكُم بُعدا

So after your closeness, no other closeness has sweetness

And I see no remoteness except your remoteness - that is truly distant

أُحِبُّ الأُلى يَأتونَ مِن نَحوِ أَرضِها

إِلَيَّ مِنَ الرُكبانِ أَقرَبُهُم عَهدا

I love those who come from her land towards me

Of all travelers, those most recently departed are closest

فَما نَلتَقي مِن بَعدِ يَأسٍ وَهِجرَةٍ

وَصَدعِ النَوى إِلّا وَجَدتُ لَها بَردا

So whenever we meet after despair and estrangement

And hearts are torn asunder, I find solace for it

عَلى كَبِدٍ قَد كادَ يُبدي بِها النَوى

صُدوعاً وَبَعضُ الناسِ يَحسَبُني جَلدا

In a liver that has almost laid bare the secrets within

And some people think me insensitive