1. إنَّ أحبابَنا الَّذينَ استَقامُوا

    في طَريقِ الهَوى سَهِرتُ ونامُوا

    Indeed, our beloved ones who remained steadfast

    on the path of love—I stayed awake, and they slept.

  2. حُجِبُوا فاحتَجَبتُ عنِّي فَما لي

    بِيَ عَهدٌ ولا بهِم والسَّلامُ

    They were veiled, so I hid from myself; thus I have no

    familiarity with myself, nor with them—and farewell.