1. Greetings to the sands of yearning, as many as the sands,
And convey the greetings from a passionate lover like me.

2. I stood there as my eyes filled with ill omens,
With tears that told a tale of interwoven sorrows.

3. My beloved, how the heart is torn by his indifference!
And nothing rends the heart more than indifference.

4. Why this indifference that laments the loss of companionship
As if no one has ever lamented its loss before me?

5. Who would deny the shedding of tears, grief and anguish
For one whose passion is my passion and whose madness is my madness?

6. Let me voice my agonies through the cooing of his doves,
Perhaps one day their image will heal the grief of my bereavement.

7. The cooing of the doves and their song remind me
Of the blessed days of union that have passed.

8. I yearn whenever the anklets are mentioned,
Do not deny me, whatever is said, my inclination.

9. When will the days allow, just once in this era,
The fulfillment of a promise untainted by separation?

10. And a covenant in the place of worship will renew
Its pledge and reunite after long estrangement.

11. My patience has run out with distance and estrangement,
Is there anyone who can help me attain the gifts of nearness?

12. Leave me be, my sighing, my gloom and my agony,
Have mercy on my sorrows, do not deny what I do.

13. Do not wonder at my displays of passion,
For I have grown too weak to bear the pain.

14. I conceal the state of a garden whose branch has withered
And after vitality resides in oblivion.

15. The fires of separation have flared up in war,
And I do not foresee what ending will reveal itself.

16. So I comfort my soul for what has befallen me,
Thinking of those who share my sorrows around me.

17. If my master shows me kindness and compassion,
Then I will be like one who has no need of anyone.

18. And if forgiveness and mercy are hoped for,
What then is hoped for from wealth and family?

19. O Eternal Bestower of Bounty, save me from estrangement
And do not deprive me of the grace I am accustomed to.

20. Forgive those who have entered the gathering where we mention
The Best of Creation, the Seal of the Messengers.

21. And treat them all with forgiveness and kindness,
Do not banish them from Your gifts because of me.