1. يا خليلاً قد ضناني بعده

    وغرامي في هواه قد نما

    O friend whose absence has made me waste away,

    And my ardent love for him has grown.

  2. كيف تسلو مغرما في حبكم

    وإلى م تنأى عنه ولما

    How can you forget one enamored of you?

    And how long will you stay away from him—and why?

  3. قم وبادر واغتنم لثم يد

    من أمير في علاه قد سما

    Rise, hasten, and seize the chance to kiss the hand

    Of an emir who has risen high in his eminence.

  4. حيث لا عذر لكم في مرفع

    لا ولا في خوف ثلج قد هما

    For Shrovetide affords you no excuse,

    No, nor does fear of snow that has poured down.

  5. إذ نرى أمنا برؤيا مجده

    ومن المرفع عيدا أعظما

    For we see safety in beholding his glory,

    And a feast greater than Shrovetide.

  6. فاكتسب فوزا بلقيا ماجد

    خلّد اللَه عليه النعما

    So gain success by meeting a noble man—

    May God perpetuate the blessings upon him.

  7. حيثما الثلج تولى ذائبا

    وكذا مرفعنا ما قدما

    Now that the snow has receded, melting away,

    And our Shrovetide, too, has not arrived.