No heart is there but bleeds when torn from Thee,

Read 'No heart is there but bleeds when torn from Thee,' by 'Omar Khayyam' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

No heart is there but bleeds when torn from Thee, by Omar Khayyam

No heart is there but bleeds when torn from Thee,
No sight so clear but craves Thy face to see;
And though perchance Thou carest not for them,
No soul is there but pines with care for Thee.

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