1. What is this gentle breeze that blows
From your land to my tearful eyes?
١. ما الوابلُ الهتّانُ ان نفح الصّبا
من أرضكم لمدامعي بمضاهي
2. They turned away, and patience has no place for me,
They avoided me, yet anguish knows no end.
٢. صدُّوا فما للصّبر منّي موضعٌ
ونأوا فليس الشّقُ بالمتناهي
3. I have loved their hearts with a divine love,
Yet they shunned and blocked my way.
٣. واصلت من ألهي فُؤادي حُبّهم
فجفوا وصدُّوا عن سبيل
4. By God, I was but playing a game of chess
With a beauty whose charm has no limit.
٤. لله بالشّطرنج بتُّ مُلاعبا
لمهفهف في حًسنه مُنتاه
5. I yearn for a sip that would revive my heart -
A sip from the lips of one who longs for my demise.
٥. أنا أشتهي يحيي الفؤاد برشفة
من فيه وهو يُريدُ موت الشّاهي