قد سألت النسيم وهو خبيرٌ

قد سألت النسيم وهو خبيرٌ

بسؤالي إذ غاب وجهك عني

بسؤالي إذ غاب وجهك عني

Indeed, I asked the breeze, which was well informed

I asked the breeze, for it was an expert,

About my question, when your face was absent from me.

About you when your face was absent from me,

قلت قل لي هل ورد خديه غضٌّ

قلت قل لي هل ورد خديه غضٌّ

قال قد ضاع نشره قلت مني

قال قد ضاع نشره قلت مني

I said, 'Tell me, is the rose of his cheeks fresh?'

I said "Tell me, are his cheeks still fresh?"

It said, 'Its fragrance has spread.' I said, 'From me.'

It said "Its fragrance is lost to me."