يا غائِبًا وَ نَجاوَى الرُّوحِ تَرعاهُ

يا غائِبًا وَ نَجاوَى الرُّوحِ تَرعاهُ

أَودَعتُ فِيكَ دَمِي وَ الحافِظُ اللَّهُ

أَودَعتُ فِيكَ دَمِي وَ الحافِظُ اللَّهُ

O absent one, whom the soul's secret whispers watch over,

O absent one, and the soul's whispers tend it,

I have entrusted my blood to you, and God is its guardian.

I have entrusted my blood to you, and God is its keeper,

سَلِّمْ هُناكَ عَلى الذِّكرَى إِذا خَطَرَتْ

سَلِّمْ هُناكَ عَلى الذِّكرَى إِذا خَطَرَتْ

وَ قُلْ لَها : ( إِنَّنِي بِالعِشقِ أَوَّاهُ

وَ قُلْ لَها : ( إِنَّنِي بِالعِشقِ أَوَّاهُ

Greet the memory there whenever it comes to mind,

Send greetings there when it comes to mind,

And tell it: 'I am ever sighing with love,

And say to it: (Indeed I am infatuated with love for him

وَ إِنَّهُ وَ إِذا غابَتْ مَلامِحُهُ

وَ إِنَّهُ وَ إِذا غابَتْ مَلامِحُهُ

فَإِنَّ لِي أَمَلًا أَنِّي سَأَلقاهُ )

فَإِنَّ لِي أَمَلًا أَنِّي سَأَلقاهُ )

And indeed, even if his features vanish,

And though his features are absent

I still have hope that I shall meet him.'

I still have hope that I will meet him again)

يا ساكِنًا فِي ضَمِيرِي قَدْ عَوَى وَجَعِي

يا ساكِنًا فِي ضَمِيرِي قَدْ عَوَى وَجَعِي

فاسمَعْ مِنَ الحَزَنِ المَوصُولِ شَكواهُ

فاسمَعْ مِنَ الحَزَنِ المَوصُولِ شَكواهُ

O you who dwell in my innermost being, my pain has howled;

O dweller in my conscience, my pain has howled,

So hear, from unbroken sorrow, its lament.

So listen to the connected sorrow's complaint,

وَ اضمُمْ إِلَيكَ فُؤادًا لَستَ تُنكِرُهُ

وَ اضمُمْ إِلَيكَ فُؤادًا لَستَ تُنكِرُهُ

قَدْ نالَ مِنْ قَهرِهِ ما كانَ يَخشاهُ

قَدْ نالَ مِنْ قَهرِهِ ما كانَ يَخشاهُ

And clasp to yourself a heart you do not disown,

And draw near a heart you do not deny,

It has endured, through its torment, what it once feared.

It has endured from his oppression what it had feared,

لَقَدْ بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ الحَرفَ مُختَنِقًا

لَقَدْ بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ الحَرفَ مُختَنِقًا

يَفِيضُ مِنْ نَبضِهِ بِالوَجدِ مَعناهُ

يَفِيضُ مِنْ نَبضِهِ بِالوَجدِ مَعناهُ

I have indeed sent you the written word, choking;

Indeed I sent to you the letter suffocating,

From its pulse, its meaning overflows with longing.

Overflowing from its pulse with tender meaning,

فامدُدْ لَهُ مِنْ يَدَيكَ الوَصلَ حَيثُ أَتَى

فامدُدْ لَهُ مِنْ يَدَيكَ الوَصلَ حَيثُ أَتَى

وَ انفَحْ عُطُورَكَ تَسرِي فِي حناياهُ

وَ انفَحْ عُطُورَكَ تَسرِي فِي حناياهُ

So extend to it, from your hands, the bond of union wherever it arrives,

So extend to it from your hands the connection where it came

And waft your perfumes, letting them flow through its recesses.

And scatter your fragrances they wander in its folds,

وَ طِرْ لِذاكَ الزَّمانِ الحُلوِ فِي طَرَبٍ

وَ طِرْ لِذاكَ الزَّمانِ الحُلوِ فِي طَرَبٍ

وَ ارجِعْ بِهِ عَلَّنا نَحظَى بِذِكراهُ

وَ ارجِعْ بِهِ عَلَّنا نَحظَى بِذِكراهُ

And fly to that sweet time in rapture,

And flutter for that sweet time in confusion,

And return with it; perhaps we may enjoy its memory.

And return with it so we may enjoy remembering it,

إِنْ مَرَّ طَيفِيَ فاعطِفْ إِنَّهُ كَلِفٌ

إِنْ مَرَّ طَيفِيَ فاعطِفْ إِنَّهُ كَلِفٌ

وَ افسَحْ فَإِنَّ شَغافَ القَلبِ مَسراهُ

وَ افسَحْ فَإِنَّ شَغافَ القَلبِ مَسراهُ

If my phantom passes by, be tender; it is lovesick,

If my specter passes, turn to it, for it is tired,

And make room, for the heart's innermost core is its path.

And make way for the fervor of the heart is its pavement,

أَمَّا إِذا مَرَّتِ الأَنسامُ تَحمِلُنِي

أَمَّا إِذا مَرَّتِ الأَنسامُ تَحمِلُنِي

فارفِقْ بِمَنْ صَرَخَتْ : ( وا حَرَّ قَلباهُ )

فارفِقْ بِمَنْ صَرَخَتْ : ( وا حَرَّ قَلباهُ )

But when the breezes pass by, carrying me,

As for when the gentle breezes pass bearing me,

Then be gentle with her who cried: 'Alas, the burning of my heart!'

Then be kind to one who cried: (Oh the burning of its heart!)

حَبَوتُكَ المُهجَةَ الخَضراءَ مُتَّكَأً

حَبَوتُكَ المُهجَةَ الخَضراءَ مُتَّكَأً

لانَتْ حناياهُ وَ ازدانَتْ زَواياهُ

لانَتْ حناياهُ وَ ازدانَتْ زَواياهُ

I bestowed on you my green soul as a resting place;

I have loved you, the green, tender meadow, resting

Its recesses softened, and its corners were adorned.

Its folds have hummed and its corners adorned,

فَكَيفَ أُنكِرُ قَلبًا أَنتَ صاحِبُهُ ؟

فَكَيفَ أُنكِرُ قَلبًا أَنتَ صاحِبُهُ ؟

وَ كَيفَ أُنكِرُ وُدًّا أَنتَ مَولاهُ ؟

وَ كَيفَ أُنكِرُ وُدًّا أَنتَ مَولاهُ ؟

So how can I disown a heart that belongs to you?

So how can I deny a heart whose companion you are?

And how can I deny a love whose master you are?

And how can I deny a love whose master you are?

أَقسَمتُ : ( إِنِّي وَ رَبِّ البَيتِ أَهواهُ

أَقسَمتُ : ( إِنِّي وَ رَبِّ البَيتِ أَهواهُ

إِنْ ضَرَّنِي الدَّهرُ فِيهِ لَستُ أَنساهُ )

إِنْ ضَرَّنِي الدَّهرُ فِيهِ لَستُ أَنساهُ )

I swore: 'Indeed, by the Lord of the House, I love him;

I swore: (Indeed, by the Lord of the house, I love him

Even if time harms me on his account, I shall not forget him.'

If time harms me, I will not forget him)