1. وَصَلَ الكِتابُ إِلى الكَثي

    بِ لِما عَراهُ مِنَ الفِراقِ

    The letter reached the dune,

    for what separation had brought upon it.

  2. وَطَغى الغَرامُ عَلى السُلُوِّ

    فَجَدَّ في سَنَنِ الإِباقِ

    And passion overcame solace,

    which hastened down the path of escape,

  3. حَتّى كَأَنَّ الصَبرَ مُح

    تَرِقٌ بِنيرانِ اِشتِياقي

    until it was as though patience

    were burning in the fires of my longing.

  4. وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّ قَل

    بِيَ بَعدَ بُعدِكَ في اِحتِراقِ

    And God knows that my heart,

    after your departure, is burning.

  5. فَإِذا فَنِيَ وَصلُ الحَبي

    بِ فَإِن حُسنُ العَهدِ باقِ

    So if union with the beloved has perished,

    then faithfulness to the bond remains.