سِرِّيmy secret عنfrom النَّاسِthe people سِرٌّa secret غيرُnot مُسْتَتِرِhidden
سِرِّي عن النَّاسِ سِرٌّ غيرُ مُسْتَتِرِ
وَحَتْفُand the death of قَلْبِيَmy heart مَجْلوبٌbrought about عَنِby النَّظَرِgazing
وَحَتْفُ قَلْبِيَ مَجْلوبٌ عَنِ النَّظَرِ
My secret is a secret not hidden from people;
My secret from people is an unconcealed secret,
And my heart’s death is brought on by gazing.
And the anxiety of my heart is distracted from sight.
ياO منْwho إِذاwhenever لَحَظَتْنيit glances at me مِنْهُfrom him لَحْظَتُهُhis glance
يا منْ إِذا لَحَظَتْني مِنْهُ لَحْظَتُهُ
كَانَتْit was عَلىupon مُهْجَتيmy heart أَمْضىmore piercing مِنَthan القَدَرِfate
كَانَتْ عَلى مُهْجَتي أَمْضى مِنَ القَدَرِ
O you whose glance, whenever it falls upon me,
O you whose glance, when it meets mine,
Is more piercing to my heart than fate.
Is more conclusive on my passion than Destiny.
كَتَمْتُI concealed ماwhat بيwithin me فَنَمَّتْهُso betrayed it الدُّموعُthe tears وكمْand how often
كَتَمْتُ ما بي فَنَمَّتْهُ الدُّموعُ وكمْ
حَذِرْتُI was wary منهاof them وماand not وُقِّيتُI was shielded مِنْby حَذَرِيmy caution
حَذِرْتُ منها وما وُقِّيتُ مِنْ حَذَرِي
I hid what was within me, but tears betrayed it—and how often
I concealed what was in me, so tears made it grow, and how
I was wary of them, yet was not shielded by my caution.
I took precautions against them, but was not protected from my precautions.
Sol 6.1