حَيِّ رَبعاً أَقوى وَرَسماً مُحيلا

وَعِراصاً أَمسَت لِهِندٍ مُثولا

Revive a quarter stronger in form

And ruins that became for India a dwelling

فَعَفا الدَهرُ وَالزَمانُ عَلَيها

وَأَجالَت بِها الرِياحُ ذُيولا

Time has pardoned it

And the winds have swept it with their trails

لَستُ أَنسى مِنها عَشيَّةَ رُحنا

قَولَها عُج عَلَيَّ مِنكَ قَليلا

I do not forget an evening we departed

Her saying "Stay with me a little" pained me

أَقضِ مِن لَذَّتي وَأَعهَدُ إِنّي

لا أَرى ذا الصُدودَ مِنكَ جَميلا

Fulfill my pleasure and trust I

Do not see such aloofness from you beautiful

وَأَجِبني وَأَنتَ أَوجَدُ شَيءٍ

وَلَكَ الوُدُّ خالِصاً مَبذولا

Answer me while you are most able

For you is sincere love given

وَلَكَ الوُدُّ دائِماً ما بَقينا

قاطِعاً بَعدُ كُنتَ لي أَو وَصولا

For you is lasting love what remains of us

Whether later you were to me united or separated

ما تَحَرَّيتُ إِذ عَصَيتُ وَلَكِن

قُلتُ ما قُلتُ فَاِعلَمَن تَعديلا

I did not intend when I disobeyed but

I said what I said so know my amending

فَاِقبَلِ اليَومَ ما أَتاكَ بِشُكرٍ

لا تَكُنَنَّ لِلخَليلِ مَلولا

So accept today what came to you in gratitude

Do not be to the intimate disaffected