لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ النيُّورُوزَ سُنَّتُهُ

لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ النيُّورُوزَ سُنَّتُهُ

صَبُّ مِيَاهٍ وَشَبُّ نِيْرَانِ

صَبُّ مِيَاهٍ وَشَبُّ نِيْرَانِ

When I saw that Nowruz's custom was

When I saw Nowruz, its tradition

pouring water and kindling fires,

Pouring water and lighting fire

نَوْرَزْتُ وَحْدِي وَالشَّوْقُ يُقْلِقُنِي

نَوْرَزْتُ وَحْدِي وَالشَّوْقُ يُقْلِقُنِي

بِنَارِ قَلْبِي وَمَاءِ أَجْفَانِي

بِنَارِ قَلْبِي وَمَاءِ أَجْفَانِي

I celebrated Nowruz alone, while longing troubled me,

I celebrated alone, and yearning disquiets me

with the fire of my heart and the water of my eyelids.

With the fire of my heart and the water of my eyelids