1. My secret from people is an unconcealed secret,
And the anxiety of my heart is distracted from sight.
١. سِرِّي عن النَّاسِ سِرٌّ غيرُ مُسْتَتِرِ
وَحَتْفُ قَلْبِيَ مَجْلوبٌ عَنِ النَّظَرِ
2. O you whose glance, when it meets mine,
Is more conclusive on my passion than Destiny.
٢. يا منْ إِذا لَحَظَتْني مِنْهُ لَحْظَتُهُ
كَانَتْ عَلى مُهْجَتي أَمْضى مِنَ القَدَرِ
3. I concealed what was in me, so tears made it grow, and how
I took precautions against them, but was not protected from my precautions.
٣. كَتَمْتُ ما بي فَنَمَّتْهُ الدُّموعُ وكمْ
حَذِرْتُ منها وما وُقِّيتُ مِنْ حَذَرِي