امامنا وهو بعيد - Before us yet distant

 أمامنا وهو بعيد ومعنا وهو ساكت وليس ذلك عهدي به ولا عهد الزمان أن يبتعد من يحق له الاقتراب وأن يقترب من يحق له الابتعاد

 Before us, yet distant; with us, yet silent. This is not how I knew him, nor how time has ever known him — that one who has the right to come close is now far, and that one who should stay distant has drawn near.