1. O breeze, pass by the beloved's abode and ask
If they have turned to another in our stead

2. Explain to them my flowing tears of longing
Without yearning, tears would not have been shed

3. Greet them with scented salutations
Of musk, and take to them the nearest roads

4. If messengers cannot pass between us
Then your passage will suffice instead

5. Since they left, life holds no joy for me
In word or deed, while my heart

6. Has awoken and retired filled with passion
My tears flow freely if not held back

7. Who can prevent my eyes from beholding their beauty
That they may be sated by their nearness and cure my affliction

8. My eyes are drowned in tears
So why should I fear getting wet?

9. When they became distant, my eyes grew dark
Passion and my heart are ever restless

10. Were it not for the hopes kindled by my feelings
My soul would have vanished between ephemeral life and ruins

11. How much my soul and intimacy wrestle
And how much my eyelids and sleep contend

12. How many nights I spent consumed in loving them
While the stars bear witness to my wakefulness

13. I refused sleep, waiting to confide in a companion,
While my eyes remained closed, no companion came

14. If my soul departs, the body still stands
But what celebration can there be between my ribs?

15. Convey my greetings to them, may they rejoice
In the joy of life and hope