1. عطر مهبك يا قبول

    إذا مررت على قبولا

    Perfume your course, O east wind,

    when you pass over Qabul.

  2. واجرى احاديث القبول

    إذا جررت بها ذيولا

    And let tales of welcome flow

    when you trail your skirts through her.

  3. واذكر لها عهدي القديم

    بمن عهدت بها نزولا

    And tell her of my old bond

    with those I knew dwelling in her.

  4. ما خلت بعد خلوها

    ممن خلوت بهم خليلا

    After becoming deserted, she left no

    close friend among those with whom I once was alone.