حتّام بابُ رضاك عنّي مغلقٌ

حتّام بابُ رضاك عنّي مغلقٌ

وعليه من طُول الجفا أقفالُ

وعليه من طُول الجفا أقفالُ

How long will the door to your favor remain shut to me,

The door to your acceptance is closed to me

With locks upon it from long estrangement?

And on it are locks from your long estrangement

هلا تركت جفاك عنّي ساعة

هلا تركت جفاك عنّي ساعة

وفتحت باب الوصل يا قفّالُ

وفتحت باب الوصل يا قفّالُ

Will you not cease your coldness toward me for an hour

If only you would cease your aloofness from me for an hour

And open the door of union, O locksmith?

And open the door of reunion, O keeper of the locks