يا نَسيمَ الصَّبا عَلَى الأوْراقِ

يا نَسيمَ الصَّبا عَلَى الأوْراقِ

لُدِغَتْ مُهْجَتي فهَلْ منْ رَاقِي

لُدِغَتْ مُهْجَتي فهَلْ منْ رَاقِي

O breeze of the east upon the leaves,

O breeze of the morning blowing on the leaves

My heart has been stung—is there a healer with a charm?

My heart was stung, is there a healer?

فُرْقةُ اللّيْلِ جدّدَتْ ليَ عهْداً

فُرْقةُ اللّيْلِ جدّدَتْ ليَ عهْداً

كُنْتُ نُسِّيتُهُ بيَوْم الفِراقِ

كُنْتُ نُسِّيتُهُ بيَوْم الفِراقِ

The night's departure revived a memory for me,

The night’s parting renewed a pact

Which I had been made to forget on the day of parting.

I had forgotten with the day of separation

آنَ يوْمُ الفِراقِ لكِنْ سَطَا

آنَ يوْمُ الفِراقِ لكِنْ سَطَا

الخَلْقُ جَوْراً علَى النّفوسِ الرِّقاقِ

الخَلْقُ جَوْراً علَى النّفوسِ الرِّقاقِ

The day of parting came, yet an assault was made

Now is the day of parting, but the people

By people, unjustly, upon tender souls.

Have dealt unjustly with the gentle souls

قدْ تقضّتْ عشْرٌ الى عُشْرِ عَشْرٍ

قدْ تقضّتْ عشْرٌ الى عُشْرِ عَشْرٍ

وتولّتْ رِكابُها فِي اسْتِباقِ

وتولّتْ رِكابُها فِي اسْتِباقِ

Ten have elapsed, with a tenth of ten besides,

Ten has met ten, ten after ten

And their mounts have departed, racing one another.

And their pillars have rushed to outpace

أيُّ عيْشٍ فيهِ قطَعْنا وأُنْسٍ

أيُّ عيْشٍ فيهِ قطَعْنا وأُنْسٍ

ساقَ شمْلَ السّرورِ أيَّ مَساقِ

ساقَ شمْلَ السّرورِ أيَّ مَساقِ

What a life we spent in it, and what fellowship

What life in which we split, and intimacy

Drove the company of joy along—what a course!

That brought the joy of the willow tree flow

شاهِدُ الحَقِّ حاضِرٌ ليْسَ يَخْفَى

شاهِدُ الحَقِّ حاضِرٌ ليْسَ يَخْفَى

وجْهُهُ والحَديثُ عذْبُ المَساقِ

وجْهُهُ والحَديثُ عذْبُ المَساقِ

The witness to truth is present; not hidden

The witness of truth is present, his face is not hidden

Is his face, and the conversation flows sweetly.

And the conversation is sweetly flowing

قدْ خلَعْنا نِعالَنا وافْتَرَشْنا

قدْ خلَعْنا نِعالَنا وافْتَرَشْنا

حضْرَةَ الجمْعِ والحَبيبُ السّاقي

حضْرَةَ الجمْعِ والحَبيبُ السّاقي

We have taken off our sandals and taken as our resting place

We have taken off our slippers and sprawled out

The gathering's presence, with the beloved as cupbearer.

In the assembly of the group and the sweet cupbearer

سِرْتَ يا لَيْلُ كيْفَ سارَ شَبابِي

سِرْتَ يا لَيْلُ كيْفَ سارَ شَبابِي

فاحِمَ الجُنْحِ مُسْتَطِرَّ الرِّواقِ

فاحِمَ الجُنْحِ مُسْتَطِرَّ الرِّواقِ

You passed, O night, as my youth passed,

You went on your way, O night, how my youth fared

Your darkness coal-black, your canopy outspread.

So fold your wing, you who roam the hall

ثمّ جاءَ المَشيبُ كالصُّبْحِ إذْ جا

ثمّ جاءَ المَشيبُ كالصُّبْحِ إذْ جا

ءَكَ هَذا وذَا نَذيرُ افْتِراقِ

ءَكَ هَذا وذَا نَذيرُ افْتِراقِ

Then gray hair came like dawn, when there came

Then old age came like the morning when it came

To you this, while that was a herald of parting.

This and that, warnings of separation

صحِبَ اللهُ حيْثُ سِرْتَ رِكاباً

صحِبَ اللهُ حيْثُ سِرْتَ رِكاباً

قدْ سَرَى الطّيبُ منْهُ في الآفاقِ

قدْ سَرَى الطّيبُ منْهُ في الآفاقِ

May God accompany a caravan wherever you journey,

May God accompany you wherever you went, walking

From which fragrance has spread across the horizons.

The perfume has emanated from him through the horizons

وتَرَى يا مودِّعَ الصّحْبِ عنْ غَبْ

وتَرَى يا مودِّعَ الصّحْبِ عنْ غَبْ

طٍ وشُكْرٍ مَتى يكون التّلاقِي

طٍ وشُكْرٍ مَتى يكون التّلاقِي

And you wonder, O you bidding companions farewell with gladness

And you see, O one bidding farewell to companionship, out of deprivation and gratitude, when will be the reunion

And gratitude, when the reunion will be.

And with the happiness of the Imam, hopes draw near

وبسَعْدِ الإمامِ تدْنُو الأماني

وبسَعْدِ الإمامِ تدْنُو الأماني

ويُزَمُّ السّرورُ بعْدَ ائْتِباقِ

ويُزَمُّ السّرورُ بعْدَ ائْتِباقِ

And through the Imam's good fortune, wishes draw near,

And joy is completed after fermentation

And joy is bridled after running away.

May God unite his group after the long lifetime

جمَعَ اللهُ شمْلَهُ بعْدَ طولِ العُمْ

جمَعَ اللهُ شمْلَهُ بعْدَ طولِ العُمْ

رِ في عدْنٍ بالنّعيمِ الباقِي

رِ في عدْنٍ بالنّعيمِ الباقِي

May God reunite his company, after a long life,

In Eden, in eternal bliss

In Eden, with everlasting bliss.

Whoever sees that existence is eternal

مَنْ رأى أنّ للوُجودِ دَواماً

مَنْ رأى أنّ للوُجودِ دَواماً

فهْوَ في الخَلْقِ ما لهُ منْ خَلاقِ

فهْوَ في الخَلْقِ ما لهُ منْ خَلاقِ

Whoever thinks that existence lasts forever

He is in creation, nothing like Him

Has no share of good among humankind.