1. I do not lie, O God, I have lost my vigor
And the days have exhausted my grieving heart

2. If I see the evening coming, I fear
I will not see the bright morning

3. And if I see a star whose light has dimmed
As it flirts with the world and the horizon

4. I have seen in myself desires like water
That cannot be swallowed when it is brackish

5. The sea frightens me when its waves
Chill and its shadows steal quietly

6. I watch the waves from afar for I
Do not dare to ride the sea in fear of drowning

7. Who dares to cross the abyss and traverse it
Terror has confused the minds and scattered them

8. The crescent appears in the sky when
The night intersects existence and takes off

9. It rises fluttering in the wings of darkness
Like the heartbeat of a loving heart

10. It arouses the distant star which
Burns with yearning in its watchtower

11. The flowers have closed their eyelids in sleep
And the fragrant sprigs scent the air

12. The branches are dazed by magic and
In the meadows of water, serenity is poured

13. The birds have tucked their heads beneath their wings
And fallen asleep unbothered by vigilance

14. The gentle breeze regards the intimate gathering
Full of companionship, so it comes carrying

15. In its folds, drops of dew
Which it scatters methodically in order

16. The light is above, below, and between
God has extended the darkness

17. O people, sleep in safety for I
Stay up alone caring for the universe

18. I ask, do hearts once
Soften? For light is a symbol of affection created

19. Is there in them pardon and turning away?
For in the flowers of gardens, pardon blooms openly

20. Is there in them remembrance? For in the water
Remembrance flows, cleansed of debris and impurities

21. Is there in them harmony? For at night
The birds vow they will never part

22. Is there in them a beautiful covenant? For the dew
Settles gently on the flowers in the morning

23. Is there in them recovery from blindness?
For the night has gone and dawn broke out

24. Tell Saadi while hearts have fallen
Into chaos, God has been gentle with us

25. How beautiful is kindness to people, and how
Delightful when it is unconditional

26. Keeping promises in this world is a bond
Between them, and the keeper of promises has tied

27. Who can tell me, will I see you remembering me
I banish sorrow and anxiety from myself

28. Was I ever falling short in passion
Or was I ever lacking in morals among people?

29. In beauty I exceeded all bounds, and in passion
My heart preceded you, attaining first place

30. I have succeeded in my purpose in life
Until I saw love as a hidden secret

31. A secret that has possessed me, so I have become
As you see, defiant, troubled, and restless

32. I suffer from love yet know nothing
Except that my heart has risen to love

33. My consciousness is lost, surrendered
To your love, to be free in permanence

34. Every day it is shaken by tremors
Nearly ravaged as if about to convulse

35. Like a plant in its soil when
In exile, it is nearly set aflame

36. Trembling like a bird in its nest
When the winter floods drown it

37. With a contracted, sorrowful, patient breast
I nearly suffocate from my agonies

38. While people in time have wandered
In separate groups and scattered in life

39. Except for my heart which longs for you
A willing slave who hates to be freed

40. It strives as the noble strive
What can it do if it has failed?

41. Love is my love, so loyalty is mine
Longing is my longing, so agony is mine

42. Fate is my fate, so delight is mine
Life is my life, so eternity is yours

43. What can be done by one the death throes have orphaned
If the morning deserts him and he burns?

44. It is I who am questioned about myself, and none
Other, for when I loved they said, he loves

45. By God, I seek only to attain your satisfaction
Despite the people's accusations against me

46. And that one day people may say of us
They kept company and spent generously