سقى جَانبي بغدادَ أخلافُ مُزنَةٍ
تُحاكي دُموعي صَوبَها وانحِدارها
May a raincloud's teats water both sides of Baghdad;
My tears mirror its downpour and its descent.
فلي فيهما قَلبٌ شجاني اشتياقُهُ
ومهجةُ نفسٍ ما أَمَلُّ ادَّكارَهَا
For in them I have a heart, longing for which has grieved me,
And a soul's lifeblood I never tire of remembering.
سأغفرُ للأيامِ كلَّ عظيمةٍ
لئن قَرَّبت بعد الِبعاد مَزَارَها
I shall forgive the days every grievous wrong
If, after separation, they bring a visit to her within reach.
Sol 6.1