Proverbs and Sayings About Separation
- Do not settle for a half-hearted love or a partial separation; it is all or nothing.
- The worst thing is realizing the value of someone you love only after parting ways.
- In love, our hours have wings, but in separation, they have claws.
- What if we invented a different way of loving? Why not start from the end, separate, and then meet again?
- The stars in the sky represent the souls of our loved ones who have departed; their flames symbolize the pain of separation, while their light signifies the longing for reunion.
- It is sorrowful, that separation which carries the hope of reuniting, yet so painful is the certainty that after this meeting, our only option is separation. Thus, we have no weapon but to express what lies within us to those we love, for who knows how long our absence may last, or if we shall return at all.
- You feel like a lover only when you love to such an extent that you overlook the fact that the very fortune that gifted you her love may, in turn, take that gift away through separation.
- The most painful aspect of separation is that it often chooses the most cherished from among lovers.
- Separation knocked on my door, and when I opened it, I was handed a flower of the love to come.
- A beloved’s existence is intertwined with the presence of their beloved; during separation, a piece of us is taken, leaving us in sorrow as if mourning something akin to death.
- True love cannot be extinguished by deprivation, nor can it be killed by separation, nor can any attempt to escape extinguish it, for the other remains a steadfast presence in our hearts.
- We must teach our hearts to anticipate the potential for separation with every love we experience, and to adapt to the idea of separation before learning to cope with the reality of it.
- The depth of love is only understood at the moment of separation.
Expressions About the Separation from a Beloved
- A long night of separation, and until the morning arrives, nightmares will shroud me like a shroud, and I will awaken, as usual, calling out your name, my dreams filled with you.
- God curse separation and hold it accountable; my heart often doubts its arrows, as I fight every stubborn tyrant, only to be defeated by separation without battle.
- Then I spend the next day erasing every word one by one, for your eyes are golden compasses always pointing towards the seas of separation.
- This entire lifetime is not enough for me to express how much I love you; it is shorter than the journey with you and longer than the time lost in separation.
- After her first heartbreak, she never fully gave herself again; she feared the pain, the loss, and the separation—things unavoidable on the path of love. To evade suffering is to abandon love, akin to extracting our eyes to shield us from the ugliness of the world.
- On the day of separation, you have created a long absence; you left me with neither skin nor reason, and if the one who frequents death questioned their choices, they would only seek evidence of separation within their souls.
- Those who are accustomed to wandering like sheep know that there always comes a moment that necessitates separation.
- When separation arrives, and afterward the holiday comes, remember to rejoice, to laugh, and to wear something new.
- Fear has taught me that love carries within its meeting the tears of separation.
- It is a mistake for a person to confine their entire existence to a single basket, living for the moment of reunion while haunted by the gloomy specter of separation.
- I seek a heart torn apart by separation to confide in its pain of longing, for those severed from their roots always yearn for the time of closeness.
- Separation no longer terrifies me since the meeting is now so painful.
Thoughts on the Separation from Parents
- My mother passed away, taking everything with her.
- Father, if my tears offend you, forgive me, for the longing has drained me of strength.
- Do not depart from my thoughts and prayers, dear father; I wish for God to heed them.
- My mother left, taking my ability to rejoice with her; her departure left pain throughout my being, and nothing brings me happiness anymore. It seems I only rejoiced for her sake.
- Rest in peace, my father, embracing your long slumber. May God bless your pure soul, which has departed this world.
- I will never forget you, no matter how far you are from me. Do you know why? Because you are engraved in my heart, residing within a deep pit that no one can open.
- To all who have lost their mothers, do not despair; even if people do not understand our grief, God does.
- My greetings to all whom I cannot forget; though they be absent from sight, their place is in my heart. If they reside in my heart, how could I ever forget them?
Poetic Verses on Separation
- The poet Abu Tammam says:
On the day of separation, you created a long absence,
You left me without skin or reason.
If the traveler of death was to wonder,
They would seek only separation as a guide for the soul.
- Farouk Gowida states:
My fear was not of the farewell that has passed,
But rather of the impending separation.
Nothing remains since our farewell,
Other than wounds groaning in my words.
- Ibnu Zaydun expresses:
Distance has replaced our closeness,
And the sweetness of our meetings has been exchanged for distance.
- The poet Al-Mutanabbi says:
We weep for the world and for the gathering of those,
Whom the world has united but does not divide.
Where are the mighty knees that hoarded treasures,
Yet neither they remained nor did we?
From all those whose space has narrowed around them,
Until their existence is confined to a tight grave.
- Al-Baqa Al-Rundi shares:
Do not ask today about the anguish I suffered,
Oh, if only separation and love had never been created!
Poet Bashar ibn Burd says:
Indeed, my heart aches from the separation of my loved ones,
Even if I do not openly express the sorrow.