1. بِأَبي مَن وَدِدتُهُ فَاِفتَرَقنا

    وَقَضى اللَهُ بَعدَ ذاكَ اِجتِماعا

    May my father be a ransom for the one I loved—then we parted.

    And God decreed a reunion after that.

  2. فَاِفتَرَقنا حَولاً فَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا

    كانَ تَسليمُهُ عَلَيَّ وَداعا

    So we were apart for a year; then, when we met,

    His greeting to me was a farewell.