أَضْحَى التَّنَائِي بَدِيلاً مِنْ تَدَانِينَا
وَنَابَ عَنْ طِيبِ لُقْيَانَا تَجَافِينَا
Distance has become a substitute for our closeness
And estrangement has replaced the sweetness of our meeting
المصدر · Source: Diwan Ibn Zaydun. Ed. Karam al-Bustani
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