قُل لِلجَنوبِ إِذا غَدَوتَ فَأَبلِغي

قُل لِلجَنوبِ إِذا غَدَوتَ فَأَبلِغي

كَبِدي نَسيماً مِن جَنابِ نَسيمِ

كَبِدي نَسيماً مِن جَنابِ نَسيمِ

Tell the south wind, when you set out at dawn: 'Bring

Tell the south wind when it stirs at dawn

my liver a breeze from Nasim's abode.'

To bring my heart a breeze from your side

أَخُدِعتُ عَنكَ وَأَنتَ بَدرٌ خادِعٌ

أَخُدِعتُ عَنكَ وَأَنتَ بَدرٌ خادِعٌ

لِلَّيلِ عَن ظُلَمٍ لَهُ وَغُيومِ

لِلَّيلِ عَن ظُلَمٍ لَهُ وَغُيومِ

Was I beguiled away from you, though you are a full moon that beguiles

I was deceived away from you though you are

the night out of its darkness and clouds?

A misleading full moon to the night’s darkness and clouds

كَرُمَ الزَمانُ وَلُمتُ فيكَ وَلَن تَرى

كَرُمَ الزَمانُ وَلُمتُ فيكَ وَلَن تَرى

عَجَباً سِوى كَرَمِ الزَمانِ وَلَومي

عَجَباً سِوى كَرَمِ الزَمانِ وَلَومي

Time was generous, yet I blamed it over you; you will see

Time was generous and I blamed you though you’ll see

no marvel but time's generosity and my reproach.

No wonder but time’s generosity and my blaming

وَظَلَمتُ نَفسي جاهِداً في ظُلمِها

وَظَلَمتُ نَفسي جاهِداً في ظُلمِها

فَاِسمَع مَقالَةَ ظالِمٍ مَذلومِ

فَاِسمَع مَقالَةَ ظالِمٍ مَذلومِ

And I wronged myself, striving hard to wrong it;

And I did injustice to myself struggling in its injustice

so hear the words of a wrongdoer who is wronged.

So hear the words of an unjust blamer who is wronged

قَد زادَ يَومُ البُؤسِ بَعدَكَ أَنَّهُ

قَد زادَ يَومُ البُؤسِ بَعدَكَ أَنَّهُ

أَفضى إِلَيَّ بِعُقبِ يَومِ نَعيمِ

أَفضى إِلَيَّ بِعُقبِ يَومِ نَعيمِ

The day of misery in your absence grew worse because it

The day of misery after you increased that it

came to me on the heels of a day of bliss.

Came to me after the day of bliss

فَأَقَمتَ في قَلبي وَشَخصُكَ سائِرٌ

فَأَقَمتَ في قَلبي وَشَخصُكَ سائِرٌ

لا تَبعَدَن مِن ظاعِنٍ وَمُقيمِ

لا تَبعَدَن مِن ظاعِنٍ وَمُقيمِ

So you settled in my heart, while your body journeys on;

So you stayed in my heart while your figure walks away

may you never perish, traveler and dweller alike!

Neither far from one longing nor one staying

لا كانَ وَجدي أَينَ كانَ وَأَنتَ لي

لا كانَ وَجدي أَينَ كانَ وَأَنتَ لي

مِلكٌ وَعَهدي مِنكَ غَيرُ ذَميمِ

مِلكٌ وَعَهدي مِنكَ غَيرُ ذَميمِ

Perish my longing! Where was it when you were my

If my devotion was wherever you were and you are

possession, and my bond with you was beyond reproach?

To me a king and my covenant with you is not ignoble

الآنَ أَطمَعُ في هَواكَ وَدونَهُ

الآنَ أَطمَعُ في هَواكَ وَدونَهُ

عَينُ الرَقيبِ وَبابُ إِبراهيمِ

عَينُ الرَقيبِ وَبابُ إِبراهيمِ

Now I hope for your love, but barring the way to it are

Now I aspire to your love though below it

the watcher's eye and Ibrahim's door.

Is the observer’s eye and Abraham's door