رام العذول بان اخفي الهوى سفها

رام العذول بان اخفي الهوى سفها

ودون ما رامه حجب واستار

ودون ما رامه حجب واستار

The reproacher foolishly wanted me to conceal my love;

The lover intended to hide his love foolishly

Yet veils and curtains stand in the way of what he sought.

Yet against his intention there were veils and curtains

اخفي هواه ويبديه ومن عجب

اخفي هواه ويبديه ومن عجب

يذيعه يا لقومي وهو ستار

يذيعه يا لقومي وهو ستار

I conceal my love for him, yet he reveals it; and strangely,

He hid his love yet revealed it, how strange!

He proclaims it—O my people!—though he is a concealer.

He spreads it, O my people, while it's hidden