1. أَأَحبَابَنا ما غَيَّر البُعدُ حُبَّكُم

    وَلا حلُتُ عن تِلكَ العهُودِ عَلى الحِمَى

    O our beloveds, distance has not changed my love for you,

    nor have I turned away from those vows at the sanctuary.

  2. وقَد تَلفَت رُوحي جَوىً وَصبَابةً

    وَبُدِّلَ طَرفي بَعدَ أَدمعُهِ دَمَا

    Indeed, my soul has perished of lovesickness and longing,

    and my eye now weeps blood in place of its tears.

  3. فَلَو عَلمَت روحي بِماذا يُصيبُها

    لَمَا بَدَّلت خلقاً سواكُم وإِنَّما

    So, had my soul known what would befall it,

    it would not have exchanged you for anyone else; instead,

  4. أَقَامَت تَراكُم تَستلِذُّ بِكَونِها

    تُشاهِدُ أَقماراً لَديكُم وأَنجُما

    it would have remained beholding you, taking delight in

    seeing moons and stars in your midst.

  5. لَعَلَّ إِلهَ الخَلقِ يَجمَعُ بَينَنَا

    فَنَحظى بِهاتيكَ الوُجوهِ وَنَغنَما

    May the God of creation bring us together,

    so we may be blessed with those faces and gain good fortune.