وكنتُ تولَّى الله حِفظَك سيدي
ومَن هو لي مَولى ومَن أنا عَبدُه
And I was—may God safeguard you, my lord—
and you who are my master, and whose servant I am.
وبي من تباريحِ الصَّبَابِة لَوعَةٌ
يُقَرِّبُها من قلبِ عبدكِ بُعدُه
And within me is a burning anguish from the torments of longing;
his distance draws it nearer to the heart of your servant.
Sol 6.1