بَلِّغي يا ريحُ عَنّا

أَهلَ بَغدادَ السَلاما

O breeze, convey from us

To the people of Baghdad, greetings

بِأَبي مَن حَرَّمَ النَو

مَ عَلى عَيني وَناما

By the one who forbade sleep to my eyes

And slumber to me

بِأَبي مَن أَضرَمَ القَل

بَ اشتياقاً وَهُياما

By the one whose heart was lit

With yearning and infatuation

بِأَبي مَن كانَ مَشغو

فاً بِقُربي مُستَهاما

By the one who was preoccupied

With my nearness, enthralled

فَقَضى اللَهُ عَلَينا

أَن شَحَطنا وَأَقاما

So God ordained upon us

That we be separated and kept apart

أُذكُري مَن لَيسَ يَنسا

كِ وَلَو لاقى الحِماما

Remind the one who does not forget you

Even if he meets other doves

إِنَّ مَن نامَ لَعَمري

يَحسَبُ الناسَ نِياما

Indeed, the one who sleeps, by my life

Thinks other people are sleeping