1. The warbler warbled like a captive prisoner,
Green leaves atop peer leaves,

2. Speaking of a heart broken for her,
As if telling my innermost thoughts,

3. If you seek refuge, it is with the Refuge-Giver,
One like you, forgotten and neglected,

4. My life folded its wings in my time and flew away,
The choice is yours, to help me or sink me,

5. And wherever your love went, so went I,
And if you wanted safety in wronging me,

6. Then turn Baghdad upside down and go,
Or roam its prosperous quarters,

7. Since my moonlight disappeared with its brightness,
Maybe you'll tell the maidens of paradise,

8. "How lonesome I am, after you, for joy."