فَلَمّا تَشَكَّت أَصفَهان حَنينَها

فَلَمّا تَشَكَّت أَصفَهان حَنينَها

اِلَيكَ وَأَنَّت أَنَّةَ المُتَأَلِّمِ

اِلَيكَ وَأَنَّت أَنَّةَ المُتَأَلِّمِ

So when Isfahan complained of her longing

When Isfahan began to yearn for you

To you, and groaned with a sufferer's groan,

And lament with the grief of the suffering one,

نَهَضتَ لها من كبرهمِّكَ نَهضَةً

نَهَضتَ لها من كبرهمِّكَ نَهضَةً

وَقُلتَ اِطمَئني انَّ عندكِ مَوسِمي

وَقُلتَ اِطمَئني انَّ عندكِ مَوسِمي

You rose to her aid, moved by your great resolve,

You rose up from your greatness to help her

And said, 'Be reassured: my season shall be spent with you.'

And said: "Be reassured, for you have my time."

لَجَرَّت عَلى سُمك المَجَرَّة ذَيلَها

لَجَرَّت عَلى سُمك المَجَرَّة ذَيلَها

وَتاهَت عَلى أَرضِ الحَطيم وَزَمزَم

وَتاهَت عَلى أَرضِ الحَطيم وَزَمزَم

She surely trailed her hem over the height of the Milky Way,

So it dragged its train over the Milky Way

And vaunted herself over the land of al-Hatim and Zamzam,

And got lost on the land of destruction and decay.

وَجاءَت بَوادي زرنروذ تحيَّةً

وَجاءَت بَوادي زرنروذ تحيَّةً

اِلَيكَ وَقالَت اِنَّهُ نزلُ مَقدَمي

اِلَيكَ وَقالَت اِنَّهُ نزلُ مَقدَمي

And brought the valley of Zarnrud as a greeting

And it came through the valleys of Zarneh Rood

To you, and said, 'It is the welcome-offering for my arrival.'

As a greeting to you, saying: "This is where I stay."