تَحتَ الظَلام مُحتَجِباً

تَحتَ الظَلام مُحتَجِباً

يَعتِبُني لا عَدِمتُ مَن عَتَبا

يَعتِبُني لا عَدِمتُ مَن عَتَبا

Concealed beneath the darkness,

Beneath the darkness hiding

He reproaches me—may I never lose one who has reproached me.

He reproaches me, for I lacked reproach

جاءَت بِلا مَوعِدٍ

جاءَت بِلا مَوعِدٍ

قُلتُ مِنهُ المُنى فما اِحتَسَبا

قُلتُ مِنهُ المُنى فما اِحتَسَبا

She came without an appointment.

She came without appointment

I said, 'From him come hopes,' yet he did not anticipate them.

I said of it - desire, yet did not prepare

فاِعتَجبوا مِم مَلامَة جَلَبَت

فاِعتَجبوا مِم مَلامَة جَلَبَت

لَيالــــــــي جَلَبا

لَيالــــــــي جَلَبا

So marvel at what reproach has brought:

So they were astonished at the blame brought

nights of clamor.

By nights that brought yearning