قد سألت النسيم وهو خبيرٌ

بسؤالي إذ غاب وجهك عني

I asked the breeze, for it was an expert,

About you when your face was absent from me,

قلت قل لي هل ورد خديه غضٌّ

قال قد ضاع نشره قلت مني

I said "Tell me, are his cheeks still fresh?"

It said "Its fragrance is lost to me."