1. O bird of the courtyard, chirp merrily
Why does your cooing disturb me, O bird of the courtyard

2. Are you a messenger for the one my heart is infatuated with?
The free can fulfill the wish of the lovesick

3. No guarantee has been broken except his visit
On the day of parting, oh how I yearn for my beloved

4. Oblivious of my worries in his heedlessness
He grazes the stars, his eyelids fluttering

5. He distances and comes close on the green meadow
Ostriches playing with leaves and branches

6. Like an earring hung on a perfumed braid
Between ringlets, its rings jingling

7. Alas, you are not of my passion or my delight
Nor does your heart share my sorrows and grief

8. You did not look upon water when thirsty
You seek roses, and roses are not easy to obtain

9. You did not weep when their caravans departed
On a cloudy day, like gazelles, like gazelles

10. Had I not recalled my days with someone peaceful
And my places of rest and homelands

11. I would not have kindled with passion’s fire in my liver
Nor wet my eyelids with tears