1. كتمت هواك حتى عيل صبري

    وادنتني مكاتمتي لرمسي

    I concealed my love for you until my patience was exhausted,

    And keeping it secret brought me near my grave.

  2. فلم أقدر على إخفاء حال

    يحول بها الأسى دون التآسي

    So I could not conceal my condition,

    In which grief stands in the way of consolation.

  3. وحبك مالك لحظي ولفظي

    وإظهاري وإضماري وحسي

    And love for you is master of my gaze and my speech,

    And what I reveal, what I conceal, and what I feel.

  4. فإن أنطق ففيك جميع لفظي

    وإن أصمت ففيك حديث نفسي

    For if I speak, all my words are of you,

    And if I am silent, my soul's discourse is of you.