لولا مفارقة الأحباب ما وجدت
Were it not for separation from loved ones, death would not find.
لها المنايا إلى أرواحنا سبلا
Paths by which to reach our souls.
The later verse reformulates Abū Tammām’s separation, death and souls by using mufāraqat al-aḥbāb, al-manāyā and arwāḥunā. Some wording remains related, while composition changes.
The governing idea remains that separation from loved ones opens a path for death to reach human souls. Verbal reformulation does not necessarily contribute an independent new premise.