1. When will the tents of Khiyam visit me,
And my pained heart will find relief,

2. And the carpet will be folded after it had been spread out for so long,
Bringing fire that burned my heart?

3. And separation will quickly erase with reunion,
Even though the times of reunion cause torment.

4. I complain to God of the agony of sadness,
And the tears that pour from me like a flood.

5. I spend my nights wandering, confused by love,
With thoughts of whom I adore playing in my heart.

6. My love, do you know that whenever
You distance yourself from my soul, you return with kindness?

7. O you who have seen estrangement in the creed of passion -
Consider it easy, for it is a difficult matter.

8. O you who find comfort in aloofness, perhaps
What comforts the aloof brings fatigue.

9. You blamed me for the sin while your intention was cruelty,
Yet I am no sinner, save for my love of you.

10. You called my claim a lie and believed the untruth,
And sometimes the liar is believed.

11. Be wherever you wish and distance yourself, but
Your tail still drags in the midst of my heart.

12. You broke the covenant of love unjustly, so expect
Its recompense, for my Lord's decree is feared.

13. How many nights has betrayal safely slept
Only to be ripped apart by the cloak of a frightening dawn?

14. Your breaths which left with betrayal
Are recorded against you in the hidden tablet.

15. They are numbered and He calculates them all
To judge you accordingly.

16. None upholds sincerity, loyalty, and gentleness
Except the kind and refined.

17. How often we have tested you, O deceiver!
Yet the tested continues to test in vain.

18. Indeed, we have the traits of generosity
From the pure, flowing veins.

19. You who turned away are to us
A beloved, gentle hand.

20. You showed ingratitude for blessings, but
We still extended our shade over you.

21. What glory and holiness of God, not even
An atom's weight, escapes Him.

22. You scratched your skin arrogantly, just as
The sickly mangy camel scratches its skin.

23. By God, our days have passed
As the cover of piety is struck over them.

24. You twisted our rights and went on deluded,
Angry at the world and arrogant leaders.

25. Your religion is betrayal, ours is loyalty -
Each people has a way, O beloved.