فَدَيْتُكَ ما أَظْهِرُ

فَدَيْتُكَ ما أَظْهِرُ

قَليلاً لِمَا أُضْمِرُ

قَليلاً لِمَا أُضْمِرُ

May I be your ransom—what I reveal

May I be your ransom—what I reveal

is little beside what I conceal.

is little compared with what I conceal.

وَلِي بَدَنٌ ناحِلٌ

وَلِي بَدَنٌ ناحِلٌ

عَلَى الْهَجْرِ لا يَصْبِرُ

عَلَى الْهَجْرِ لا يَصْبِرُ

I have a body grown gaunt

And I have a wasted body

that cannot endure separation.

that cannot endure separation.

أَحاطَ بِجْسمِي الْهَوى

أَحاطَ بِجْسمِي الْهَوى

فَحَوْلي لَهُ عَسْكَرُ

فَحَوْلي لَهُ عَسْكَرُ

Passion has encircled my body,

Love has encircled my body;

and all around me it has an army.

so around me is its army.

لِسانِي لَهُ كاتِمٌ

لِسانِي لَهُ كاتِمٌ

وَدَمْعِي لَهُ مُظْهِرُ

وَدَمْعِي لَهُ مُظْهِرُ

My tongue keeps it hidden,

My tongue conceals it,

but my tears reveal it.

and my tears reveal it.