إِذا ما زُرت أَكناف المَرام

إِذا ما زُرت أَكناف المَرام

بِقونية فَبَلغها سَلامي

بِقونية فَبَلغها سَلامي

If ever you visit the precincts of the heart’s desire,

If ever you visit the environs of Meram

in Konya, then convey to them my greetings.

In Konya, convey my greetings to it,

وَقُل يا نُزهة الأَبصار حُسناً

وَقُل يا نُزهة الأَبصار حُسناً

سَقى واديك منهل الغَمام

سَقى واديك منهل الغَمام

And say: O delight of the eyes in beauty,

And say: O delight of the eyes in your beauty,

may the rain cloud’s wellspring water your valley.

May the clouds' downpour water your valley!

فَكَم طارَحت مِن وَرقاء تَشدو

فَكَم طارَحت مِن وَرقاء تَشدو

عَلى العَذبات فيهِ مِن الغَرام

عَلى العَذبات فيهِ مِن الغَرام

How many a singing gray dove I answered song for song,

For I have exchanged songs with many a gray dove singing

upon its tender boughs there, out of love;

On the branch-tips there, out of love;

وَكَم صادَفت مِن ظَبي كَحيل

وَكَم صادَفت مِن ظَبي كَحيل

وَكَم شاهَدتُ مِن بَدرٍ تَمام

وَكَم شاهَدتُ مِن بَدرٍ تَمام

how many a kohl-eyed gazelle I encountered,

And I have met many a kohl-eyed gazelle,

and how many a moon at the full I beheld.

And I have beheld many a full moon.

وَهَبت نَسمة في الحَي لَما

وَهَبت نَسمة في الحَي لَما

طَرَقَت الحَي فائحة البشام

طَرَقَت الحَي فائحة البشام

A breeze stirred through the quarter when

And a breeze blew through the quarter when

the scent of balsam came upon the quarter by night.

It came by night to the quarter, fragrant with balsam.

وَهمت بِها فَكادَ الدَهر وَجداً

وَهمت بِها فَكادَ الدَهر وَجداً

يَهيم لَما رَآهُ مِن هيام

يَهيم لَما رَآهُ مِن هيام

I was entranced by it, and Time itself, for rapture, nearly

And I was mad with love for it, so that Time, in longing, nearly

went love-mad at the passion it beheld.

Went mad with love at the passion it beheld.

عَلى ذاكَ الضَريح وَما يَليهِ

عَلى ذاكَ الضَريح وَما يَليهِ

تَحيات مِن الرَب السَلام

تَحيات مِن الرَب السَلام

Upon that shrine and all that lies around it,

Upon that tomb and all that lies beside it,

be greetings from the Lord, the Source of Peace.

Be greetings from the Lord, the Source of Peace.