Salma has taken my heart

سبت سلمی بصدغیها فؤادي

Salma has taken my heart captive with her temple-locks,

و روحي کل یوم لي ینادي

and every day my spirit calls out to me.

نگارا بر من بی‌دل ببخشای

My beloved, have mercy on me, who have lost my heart,

و واصلني علی رغم الأعادي

and grant me union in spite of the enemies.

حبیبا در غم سودای عشقت

Beloved, in the grief of the passion of your love

توکلنا علی رب العباد

we have put our trust in the Lord of all His servants.

أ من انکرتني عن عشق سلمی

O you who reproach me for my love of Salma,

تزاول آن روی نهکو بوادی

you ought first to look upon that lovely face.

که همچون مت به بوتن دل و ای ره

Then, like me, your heart would be on this road,

غریق العشق في بحر الوداد

drowned in love, in the sea of affection.

به پی‌ماچان غرامت بسپریمن

We will gladly pay the penalty

غرت یک وی روشتی از اما دی

if you have seen a single wrong from us.

غم این دل بواتت خورد ناچار

You will have to grieve for this heart, of necessity,

و غر نه او بنی آنچت نشادی

or else you will see what will not please you.

دل حافظ شد اندر چین زلفت

Hafez's heart has gone into the folds of your curl,

بلیل مظلم و الله هادي

on a dark night, and God is the guide.