1. Buthaina, I did not turn away from you out of boredom,
Nor am I unaware of what you know.
١. بُثَيْنَةُ ما أعرَضتُ عنكِ ملاَلةً
ولا أنَا عمّا تعلمينَ مُفِيقُ
2. But I feared the faultfinders, for I
Feared our secret would be spread by a well-wisher.
٢. ولكن خشِيتُ الكاشِحين فإنَّني
على سِرِّنا مِن أَن يَذيعَ شفيقُ
3. So I became like a thirsty man who spied
A cold spring but had no path to reach it.
٣. فأصبحتُ كالهَيمانِ عَايَنَ مَورِداً
بَروداً ولكن ما إليهِ طَريقُ