مَن كانَ يَزعُمُ أَن سَيَكتُمُ حُبَّهُ

مَن كانَ يَزعُمُ أَن سَيَكتُمُ حُبَّهُ

أَو يَستَطيعُ السَترُ فَهوَ كَذوبُ

أَو يَستَطيعُ السَترُ فَهوَ كَذوبُ

Whoever claims that he will conceal his love

Whoever claims that he can conceal his love

Or can keep it hidden is an inveterate liar.

Or is able to hide it, he is a liar

الحُبُّ أَغلَبُ لِلرِجالِ بِقَهرِهِ

الحُبُّ أَغلَبُ لِلرِجالِ بِقَهرِهِ

مِن أَن يُرى لِلسِرِّ فيهِ نَصيبُ

مِن أَن يُرى لِلسِرِّ فيهِ نَصيبُ

Love overwhelms men with too great a force

Love overpowers men by its might

For secrecy to have any share in it.

More than a secret in it has a share

وَإِذا بَدا سِرُّ اللَبيبِ فَإِنَّهُ

وَإِذا بَدا سِرُّ اللَبيبِ فَإِنَّهُ

لَم يَبدُ إِلّا وَالفَتى مَغلوبُ

لَم يَبدُ إِلّا وَالفَتى مَغلوبُ

And when a wise man's secret comes to light, surely it

And when the heart of the wise reveals itself

Has appeared only when the young man is overcome.

It only reveals when the man is defeated

إِنّي لَأَحسُدُ ذا هَوىً مُستَحفِظاً

إِنّي لَأَحسُدُ ذا هَوىً مُستَحفِظاً

لَم تَتَّهِمهُ أَعيُنٌ وَقُلوبُ

لَم تَتَّهِمهُ أَعيُنٌ وَقُلوبُ

Indeed, I envy a lover who keeps his passion guarded,

Truly I envy one whose love is guarded

Whom neither eyes nor hearts have suspected.

No eyes or hearts suspect him