يا ساكني أرض الهراة أما كفى

هذا الفراق بلى وحق المصطفى

O dwellers in the land of Herat, has it not been enough—

This separation? Yes, by the sanctity of the Chosen One!

عودوا على فربع صبري قد عنا

والجفن من بعد التباعد ما غفا

Return to [an unspecified recipient], for the abode of my patience has bowed low.

And since the separation, the eyelid has not dozed.

وخيالكم في بالي

والقلب في بلبال

And your image is in my mind,

And the heart is in turmoil.

إن أقبلت من نحوكم ريح الصبا

قلنا لها أهلا وسهلا مرحبا

If the east wind comes from your direction,

We say to it, "A warm and hearty welcome!"

وإليكم قلب المتيم قد صبا

وفراقكم للروح منه قدسيا

And the lovesick lover's heart has yearned toward you.

And separation from you—for the soul, from it—[ending unclear as written].

والقلب ليس بخالي

من حب ذات الخال

And the heart is not empty

Of love for her with the beauty mark.

يا حبذا ربع الحمى من مربع

فغزا له شب الغضا في أضلعي

O how lovely the dwelling in the protected grounds—what a spring abode!

So he raided for him [opening unclear as written]; ghada wood blazed within my ribs.

لم أنسه يوم الفراق مودعي

بمدامع تجري وقلب موجع

I have not forgotten him bidding me farewell on the day of parting,

With flowing tears and an aching heart.

والصب ليس بسالي

عن ثغره السلسال

And the lovesick lover has not forgotten

His sweet, limpid mouth.