أيُّهاO الرّاكِبُthe rider المُيمِّمُheading toward كَرْماKerman (first part)
أيُّها الرّاكِبُ المُيمِّمُ كَرْما
نَKerman (completion) مُجِدّاًpressing onward علىon الجيادِthe steeds العِتاقِnoble-bred
نَ مُجِدّاً على الجيادِ العِتاقِ
O rider bound for Kerman,
O you who travels willingly
pressing onward on noble-bred steeds,
Nobly riding the saddled horses
قٌلْsay لِمولايَto my lord إنif وصَلْتَyou reach إليهto him
قٌلْ لِمولايَ إن وصَلْتَ إليه
سالماًsafely قولَthe words of عَبْدِهhis servant المُشْتاقthe longing one
سالماً قولَ عَبْدِه المُشْتاق
tell my lord, if you reach him
Say to my beloved if you reach him
safely, the words of his longing servant:
Greetings, say his longing slave
حُوشيَتْmay be spared نَفْسُكyour soul الكريمةُnoble أنْthat تَلْencounter (first part)
حُوشيَتْ نَفْسُك الكريمةُ أنْ تَلْ
قَىencounter (completion) منof الوَجْدِthe anguish of longing مثْلَthe like of ماwhat أناI لاقam enduring
قَى من الوَجْدِ مثْلَ ما أنا لاق
May your noble soul be spared from suffering
Your noble soul disdains to feel
the same anguish of longing that I endure.
The passion that I constantly feel
ياO قريباًclose منto الفؤادِthe heart وإنand though كاis (first part)
يا قريباً من الفؤادِ وإن كا
نَis (completion) بَعيدَfar away المَحلِّthe dwelling فيin الآفاقthe horizons
نَ بَعيدَ المَحلِّ في الآفاق
O you close to my heart, though
O you so near my heart though so far
your dwelling lies far away across the horizons.
In place throughout the horizons afar
قُلْsay لِمَنْto him who لاnot يُفارِقُleaves القلبَthe heart ذِكْراremembrance
قُلْ لِمَنْ لا يُفارِقُ القلبَ ذِكْرا
هُhis (completes 'his remembrance') وإنand though كانhad راعَنيalarmed me بالفِراقwith parting
هُ وإن كان راعَني بالفِراق
Tell him whose remembrance never leaves the heart,
Say to him whose memory my heart
though he has alarmed me with parting:
Holds though we're parted, ne'er to part
مَدْمَعيmy tears مُسْعِديmy helper علىin البَيْنِseparation ماas long as عِشْlive (first part)
مَدْمَعي مُسْعِدي على البَيْنِ ما عِشْ
تُI (completes 'I live') ونَفْسيand my soul تُثارُis stirred يومَthe day of التَّلاقيreunion
تُ ونَفْسي تُثارُ يومَ التَّلاقي
My tears aid me in separation as long as I live,
My tears give me away, so does my sighing
and my soul is stirred on the day of reunion.
As long as I live, till the day we are meeting
عجَبيmy wonder منكَat you حيثُsince إنّكindeed you فيin قَلْheart (first part)
عجَبي منكَ حيثُ إنّك في قَلْ
بيmy (completes 'my heart') وقَلْبيand my heart إليكtoward you بالأشواقwith longings
بي وقَلْبي إليك بالأشواق
I marvel at you, for you are in
I wonder at you, for in my heart you remain
my heart, while my heart reaches toward you with longing.
While my heart longs for you, in yearning and pain