يا غائِبًا وَ نَجاوَى الرُّوحِ تَرعاهُ

أَودَعتُ فِيكَ دَمِي وَ الحافِظُ اللَّهُ

O absent one, and the soul's whispers tend it,

I have entrusted my blood to you, and God is its keeper,

سَلِّمْ هُناكَ عَلى الذِّكرَى إِذا خَطَرَتْ

وَ قُلْ لَها : ( إِنَّنِي بِالعِشقِ أَوَّاهُ

Send greetings there when it comes to mind,

And say to it: (Indeed I am infatuated with love for him

وَ إِنَّهُ وَ إِذا غابَتْ مَلامِحُهُ

فَإِنَّ لِي أَمَلًا أَنِّي سَأَلقاهُ )

And though his features are absent

I still have hope that I will meet him again)

يا ساكِنًا فِي ضَمِيرِي قَدْ عَوَى وَجَعِي

فاسمَعْ مِنَ الحَزَنِ المَوصُولِ شَكواهُ

O dweller in my conscience, my pain has howled,

So listen to the connected sorrow's complaint,

وَ اضمُمْ إِلَيكَ فُؤادًا لَستَ تُنكِرُهُ

قَدْ نالَ مِنْ قَهرِهِ ما كانَ يَخشاهُ

And draw near a heart you do not deny,

It has endured from his oppression what it had feared,

لَقَدْ بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ الحَرفَ مُختَنِقًا

يَفِيضُ مِنْ نَبضِهِ بِالوَجدِ مَعناهُ

Indeed I sent to you the letter suffocating,

Overflowing from its pulse with tender meaning,

فامدُدْ لَهُ مِنْ يَدَيكَ الوَصلَ حَيثُ أَتَى

وَ انفَحْ عُطُورَكَ تَسرِي فِي حناياهُ

So extend to it from your hands the connection where it came

And scatter your fragrances they wander in its folds,

وَ طِرْ لِذاكَ الزَّمانِ الحُلوِ فِي طَرَبٍ

وَ ارجِعْ بِهِ عَلَّنا نَحظَى بِذِكراهُ

And flutter for that sweet time in confusion,

And return with it so we may enjoy remembering it,

إِنْ مَرَّ طَيفِيَ فاعطِفْ إِنَّهُ كَلِفٌ

وَ افسَحْ فَإِنَّ شَغافَ القَلبِ مَسراهُ

If my specter passes, turn to it, for it is tired,

And make way for the fervor of the heart is its pavement,

أَمَّا إِذا مَرَّتِ الأَنسامُ تَحمِلُنِي

فارفِقْ بِمَنْ صَرَخَتْ : ( وا حَرَّ قَلباهُ )

As for when the gentle breezes pass bearing me,

Then be kind to one who cried: (Oh the burning of its heart!)

حَبَوتُكَ المُهجَةَ الخَضراءَ مُتَّكَأً

لانَتْ حناياهُ وَ ازدانَتْ زَواياهُ

I have loved you, the green, tender meadow, resting

Its folds have hummed and its corners adorned,

فَكَيفَ أُنكِرُ قَلبًا أَنتَ صاحِبُهُ ؟

وَ كَيفَ أُنكِرُ وُدًّا أَنتَ مَولاهُ ؟

So how can I deny a heart whose companion you are?

And how can I deny a love whose master you are?

أَقسَمتُ : ( إِنِّي وَ رَبِّ البَيتِ أَهواهُ

إِنْ ضَرَّنِي الدَّهرُ فِيهِ لَستُ أَنساهُ )

I swore: (Indeed, by the Lord of the house, I love him

If time harms me, I will not forget him)