1. Longing is too great to be
contained in any book of mine,
١. الشَوقُ أَكثَرَ مِن أَن
يَحويهِ مِنّي كِتابُ
2. And love is too immense to
be hidden from me by any veil.
٢. وَالحِبُّ أَكبَرُ مِن أَن
يُخفيهِ عَنّي حِجابُ
3. Some people disapproved of my fame—
they avoided seeing me.
٣. عابَ اِشتِهاري قَومٌ
عَن مِشهَدي فيهِ غابوا
4. Had they seen me with their own eyes
they would have approved what they disdained.
٤. وَلَو رَأَوهُ بِعَيني
لِاِستَحسَنوا ما أَعابوا