حَدَّتَثْ رِيحُ الجَنُوبِ وَالشَّمَالْ

حَدَّتَثْ رِيحُ الجَنُوبِ وَالشَّمَالْ

عَنْ يَمَانِ الصّينِ عَنْ أرْضِ الشَّمَالْ

عَنْ يَمَانِ الصّينِ عَنْ أرْضِ الشَّمَالْ

The south wind and the north wind related,

The wind of south and north did tell

from the Yemeni of China, from the land of the north,

Of China's Yemen, of the north's dell,

عَنْ خُزَامَى القَاعِ عَنْ زَهْرِ الرُّبَى

عَنْ خُزَامَى القَاعِ عَنْ زَهْرِ الرُّبَى

عَنْ نَبَاتِ الشِّيحِ عَنْ وَادِي الغَزَالْ

عَنْ نَبَاتِ الشِّيحِ عَنْ وَادِي الغَزَالْ

from the plain's lavender, from the blossoms of the hills,

Of Khuzama's plain, of flowers' spell,

from the wormwood's growth, from the gazelle's valley,

Of shrubs and gazelles' dale as well,

عَنْ جَبِينِ الصُّبْحِ عن صُدْغِ الدُّجَى

عَنْ جَبِينِ الصُّبْحِ عن صُدْغِ الدُّجَى

عَنْ مُحَيَّا البدرِ عَنْ فَرْقِ الهِلاَلْ

عَنْ مُحَيَّا البدرِ عَنْ فَرْقِ الهِلاَلْ

from dawn's brow, from night's temple,

Of dawn's brow, of dusk's cheek as well,

from the full moon's face, from the crescent's parted hair,

Of full moon's face, of crescent's knell,

عَنْ ثُرَيَّا النُّورِ عَنْ قُطْبِ السَّنَا

عَنْ ثُرَيَّا النُّورِ عَنْ قُطْبِ السَّنَا

عَنْ شِهَابِ الحُسْنِ عَنْ شَمْسِ الكَمَالْ

عَنْ شِهَابِ الحُسْنِ عَنْ شَمْسِ الكَمَالْ

from the Pleiades of light, from the pole star of radiance,

Of light's scent, of pole star's cell,

from beauty's meteor, from perfection's sun,

Of beauty's comet, of perfection's shell,

عَنْ قَوَامِ البَانِ عَنْ لَحْظِ المَهَا

عَنْ قَوَامِ البَانِ عَنْ لَحْظِ المَهَا

عَنْ ثَنَايَا الزَّهْرِ عَنْ جِيدِ الغَزَالْ

عَنْ ثَنَايَا الزَّهْرِ عَنْ جِيدِ الغَزَالْ

from the bān tree's stature, from the oryxes' gaze,

Of height's stance, of glance's jewel,

from the blossoms' front teeth, from the gazelle's neck,

Of flowers' twist, gazelles' soft sell,

عَنْ وِشَاحِ البَرْقِ عَنْ عِقْدِ الحَيَا

عَنْ وِشَاحِ البَرْقِ عَنْ عِقْدِ الحَيَا

عَنْ حُلِيِّ الدر عَنْ تَاجِ الجَمَالْ

عَنْ حُلِيِّ الدر عَنْ تَاجِ الجَمَالْ

from lightning's sash, from rain's necklace,

Of lightning's veil, of necklace's bell,

from pearl ornaments, from beauty's crown,

Of pearls' grace, of beauty's citadel,

عَنْ أقَاحِ الثَّغْرِ عَنْ مِسْكِ اللَّمَى

عَنْ أقَاحِ الثَّغْرِ عَنْ مِسْكِ اللَّمَى

عَنْ شَقِيقِ الخَدّ عَنْ آسِ الدَّلاَلْ

عَنْ شَقِيقِ الخَدّ عَنْ آسِ الدَّلاَلْ

from the mouth's daisies, from the musk of dusky lips,

Of lip's blush, of union's musk so swell,

from the cheek's anemone, from coquetry's myrtle,

Of cheek's wound, of flirt's signet as well,

عَنْ حَيَاةِ النَّفْسِ عَنْ طِيبِ الحَيَا

عَنْ حَيَاةِ النَّفْسِ عَنْ طِيبِ الحَيَا

عَنْ صبَاحِ السَّعْدِ عَنْ زَيْنِ الغَوَالْ

عَنْ صبَاحِ السَّعْدِ عَنْ زَيْنِ الغَوَالْ

from the soul's life, from rain's fragrance,

Of soul's life, of vitality's pure well,

from good fortune's morning, from the adornment of the precious ones,

Of fortune's morn, of heart-stealer's spell,

أنَّ مَنْ آيَسَهُ دَاءُ النَّوَى

أنَّ مَنْ آيَسَهُ دَاءُ النَّوَى

فَلْيُعَلَّلْ بِأحَادِيثِ الوِصَالْ

فَلْيُعَلَّلْ بِأحَادِيثِ الوِصَالْ

that whoever the sickness of separation has driven to despair,

Whoso by separation's ache fell ill,

let him be consoled with tales of reunion;

Should heal with tales of union, tales that tell,

أوْ يَكُنْ أتْلَفَهُ دَاءُ الجَوَى

أوْ يَكُنْ أتْلَفَهُ دَاءُ الجَوَى

فَلْيُدَاوَ بِشَرَابِ الإتِّصَالْ

فَلْيُدَاوَ بِشَرَابِ الإتِّصَالْ

or should the sickness of love-longing have consumed him,

Or whom by love's pain was made to dwell,

let him be treated with a draught of union.

Should cure with drinks of communion, drinks that quell.