Saada + 

Long hast thou suffered, sister of my heart, + 

Still thou art + 

Fair to see; + 

Thy pains thou entertainest with thy song, + 

But how long + 

Will this be? + 

The seasons all have come and gone, my dear, + 

But thy cheer + 

Still abides. + 

I ask which of thy moan or song is best + 

And thou sayst: + 

“God decides.” + 

I feel the ebbing of the undertone + 

Of thy moan + 

In thy song; + 

How long will tears and irony compete + 

For thee, Sweet, + 

O, how long? + 

When wilt thou, Baby dear, with nimble feet, + 

Run to greet + 

Me at the door? + 

When wilt thou, Saada, walk again with me + 

Near the sea, + 

As before? + 

O sister, how I wish to see thee run, + 

In the sun, + 

On the sands! + 

The singing breakers and the smiling beach + 

To thee reach + 

Out their hands. + 

The light of day is longing for thy face + 

And the grace + 

Of thy form; + 

O how I wish to see thee, Noor-ul-Ain + 

Caught again + 

In the storm! + 