وَلَم أَدخُل الحَمّامَ سَاعَةَ بَينِهِم

وَلَم أَدخُل الحَمّامَ سَاعَةَ بَينِهِم

طلابَ نَعِيمٍ قَد رَضِيتُ بِيُوسِي

طلابَ نَعِيمٍ قَد رَضِيتُ بِيُوسِي

And I did not enter the bathhouse at the hour of parting from them

I did not enter the bathhouse for an hour among them

seeking pleasure—I was content with my misery—

Students of bliss whom I was content with Joseph

وَلكِن لِتَجرِي دَمعَتِي مُطمَئِنَّةً

وَلكِن لِتَجرِي دَمعَتِي مُطمَئِنَّةً

فأبكِي ولا يَدرِي بِذَاكَ جَلِيسي

فأبكِي ولا يَدرِي بِذَاكَ جَلِيسي

but so that my tear might flow undisturbed,

But to let my tears flow reassuringly

and I might weep without my companion knowing of it.

So I weep and my companion does not know that