أَهاجَكَ رَبعٌ عَفا مُخلِقُ

نَعَم فَفُؤادِيَ مُستَعلِقُ

A gentle breeze stirred longing in my heart

Yes, so my heart clings on

لِذِكرَةِ مَن قَد نَأَت دارُهُ

فَقَلبِيَ في رَهنِهِ موثَقُ

To the memory of one whose home is now far off

My heart is held ransom, fettered fast

يُذَكِّرُني الدَهرَ ما قَد مَضى

مِنَ العَيشِ فَالعَينُ تَغرَورِقُ

Time reminds me of days gone by

Of life once lived, and tears flood my eyes

لَيالِيَ أَهلي وَأَهلُ الَّتي

دُموعي بِذِكراهُمُ تَسبِقُ

Nights with my family and with hers

My tears outpacing memories of them

خَليطانِ مَحضَرُنا واحِدٌ

فَحَبلُ المَوَدَّةِ لا يَخلَقُ

Our gatherings were one and the same

Bonds of affection firmly tied

لَنا وَلِهِندٍ بِجَنبِ الغَمي

مِ مَبدىً وَمَنزِلُنا مُؤنِقُ

For us and for India, despite sorrow

Exile was our fate, our home forlorn

فَإِن يَكُ ذاكَ الزَمانُ اِنقَضى

فَحَبلُكَ مِن حَبلِها مُطلَقُ

If that time has indeed passed away

Your bond with her will come undone

فَقَد عِشتُ في ما مَضى لاهِياً

بِها وَالوِصالُ بِنا يَعلَقُ

For I lived before absorbed in her

And union with us did hang upon