أيا من سروري به شقوةٌ

أيا من سروري به شقوةٌ

ومن صفوُ عيشي به أكدرُ

ومن صفوُ عيشي به أكدرُ

O you through whom my joy becomes misery,

O you through whom my joy is misery,

and through whom the serenity of my life grows troubled—

and through whom the clarity of my life grows murkier.

تجنيت تطلبُ لما ملل

تجنيت تطلبُ لما ملل

تَ علي الذنوب ولا تقدرُ

تَ علي الذنوب ولا تقدرُ

you invented a grievance, searching—when you had tired

You made false accusations, seeking—when you grew weary—

of me—for sins, yet could find none.

faults to lay against me, yet you cannot.

وماذا يضركَ من شهرتي

وماذا يضركَ من شهرتي

إذا كان سرك لا يشهرُ

إذا كان سرك لا يشهرُ

And what harm can my notoriety do you,

And what harm does my notoriety do you,

if your secret is never made public?

if your secret is not made public?

أمني تخافُ انتشارَ الحدي

أمني تخافُ انتشارَ الحدي

ثِ وحظيَ في ستره أوفرُ

ثِ وحظيَ في ستره أوفرُ

Is it from me you fear the tale will spread,

Do you fear the tale will spread through me,

when I have more at stake in concealing it?

though my stake in concealing it is greater?