أُسارِقُها خَوفَ المُراقِبِ لَحظَةً

أُسارِقُها خَوفَ المُراقِبِ لَحظَةً

وَأوحي بِطَرفي ما أُلاقي مِنَ الوَجدِ

وَأوحي بِطَرفي ما أُلاقي مِنَ الوَجدِ

I steal a glance at her, for fear of the watcher,

I steal a glance at her, fearing the watcher,

and with the corner of my eye tell her what I suffer from longing.

and with my gaze convey the longing I endure.

فَيَفهَمُهُ عَن طَرفِ عَينِيَ قَلبُها

فَيَفهَمُهُ عَن طَرفِ عَينِيَ قَلبُها

فَتوحي بِطَرفِ العَينِ أَنّي عَلى العَهدِ

فَتوحي بِطَرفِ العَينِ أَنّي عَلى العَهدِ

Her heart understands it from the corner of my eye;

Her heart understands it from the glance of my eye;

then with the corner of her eye she signals, “I remain true to our pledge,”

then with a glance she conveys: 'I remain true to the pledge,

وَأَنّا بِحَمدِ اللَهِ لَم نَأتِ ريبَةً

وَأَنّا بِحَمدِ اللَهِ لَم نَأتِ ريبَةً

وَأَنّا جَميعاً مِن جَوى الهُبِّ في جَهدِ

وَأَنّا جَميعاً مِن جَوى الهُبِّ في جَهدِ

and that, praise be to God, we have done nothing to arouse suspicion,

and, praise be to God, we have done nothing improper,

and that we both, from love’s inward fire, are in sore distress.

and we both are in distress from love's burning ache.'