يا ريحُ مَتى هَمَمتِ بالتطوافِ

يا ريحُ مَتى هَمَمتِ بالتطوافِ

أَدّي خبري خُصِصتِ بالأَلطافِ

أَدّي خبري خُصِصتِ بالأَلطافِ

O wind, whenever you intend to roam,

O breeze, when did you intend to wander,

Carry my news—you have been favored with kindness.

Deliver my news, you were endowed with kindness,

قولي وَفروعَ بانَة الغور خذي

قولي وَفروعَ بانَة الغور خذي

لا أَرغَب عَن مَيلِك واِستِعطافي

لا أَرغَب عَن مَيلِك واِستِعطافي

Say—and take hold of the branches of al-Ghawr’s bān tree—

Say, and take the branches of Bana al-Ghur,

“I do not turn away from your swaying or from my plea for affection.”

I do not resist your inclination, nor need persuasion.