1. Greetings of longing from a love-struck heart
To the blessed precinct of Jerusalem, so draw near it

2. Greetings of a lover, whenever an east wind blows
He finds your scent scattered in its gusts

3. He remembers you while yearning flows in his tears
Down his cheek, and passion flows in his heart

4. He had hoped to pour out his longing in words
But could not, so poured it out in his innermost being

5. Its starlight had guided him, but when it was veiled
He wandered lost among his companions