قَد كانَ أَحسَنَ شَيءٍ بَعدَ بُعدِهِم

قَد كانَ أَحسَنَ شَيءٍ بَعدَ بُعدِهِم

بِروحٍ مِثلَكَ أَن تَنأَى عَنِ الجَسَدِ

بِروحٍ مِثلَكَ أَن تَنأَى عَنِ الجَسَدِ

Indeed, after they were gone, the best thing was

It was best after their absence

for a soul like yours to depart from the body.

For a soul like yours to withdraw from the body

هُم بِالوِصالِ أَعادوها إِلَيكَ فَلم

هُم بِالوِصالِ أَعادوها إِلَيكَ فَلم

ذَخَرتَها بَعدَهُم لِلصَبرِ وَالجَلَدِ

ذَخَرتَها بَعدَهُم لِلصَبرِ وَالجَلَدِ

They restored it to you through reunion; so why

They, by joining, returned it to you but you

did you reserve it, after they were gone, for patience and fortitude?

Did not hoard it after them, for patience and composure

وَعَدتَ بِالدَمعِ تَعليلاً كَأَنَّكَ قَد

وَعَدتَ بِالدَمعِ تَعليلاً كَأَنَّكَ قَد

أَظهَرتَ ما لَيسَ مَوجوداً لَدى أَحَدِ

أَظهَرتَ ما لَيسَ مَوجوداً لَدى أَحَدِ

You promised solace through tears, as though you had

And you returned with tears as proof as if you had

revealed what no one possesses.

Revealed what was not present in anyone