أَلا ياهُبوبَ الريحِ بَلِّغ رِسالَتي

أَلا ياهُبوبَ الريحِ بَلِّغ رِسالَتي

سُلَيمى وَعَرِّض بي كَأَنَّكَ مازِحُ

سُلَيمى وَعَرِّض بي كَأَنَّكَ مازِحُ

Ah, O gust of wind, carry my message

Oh messenger of the wind, deliver my message

to Sulayma, and allude to me as though you were joking.

To Sulaima, and tease her as if in play,

وَعَنِّيَ أَقرِئها السَلامَ وَقُل لَها

وَعَنِّيَ أَقرِئها السَلامَ وَقُل لَها

زَعَمتِ بِأَلّا يَكتُمَ السِرَّ بائِحُ

زَعَمتِ بِأَلّا يَكتُمَ السِرَّ بائِحُ

And convey my greetings to her, and tell her:

Give her my greetings, and say,

You claimed that one who divulges would not conceal the secret.

"They claim no secret remains hidden if shared."

فَإِن سَأَلَت عَنّي سُلَيمى فَقُل لَها

فَإِن سَأَلَت عَنّي سُلَيمى فَقُل لَها

بِهِ غُبَّرٌ مِن دائِهِ وَهوَ صالِحُ

بِهِ غُبَّرٌ مِن دائِهِ وَهوَ صالِحُ

So if Sulayma asks about me, tell her:

If Sulaima asks of me, then tell her:

He has lingering traces of his illness, yet he is well.

"He is covered in the dust of his affliction, yet he is well."