ربِّmy Lord كمhow often اكتُمI conceal الهَوىlove وأصونُand I safeguard
ربِّ كم اكتُم الهَوى وأصونُ
والذيand that which أرتجيهِI hope for it ليسَdoes not يكونُcome to pass
والذي أرتجيهِ ليسَ يكونُ
My Lord, how often I conceal love and guard it,
My Lord, how much I hide this passion and protect it
yet what I hope for does not come to pass.
And that which I hope for will not come to be
كلماwhenever يشكرُgives thanks to الرجاءَhope عليلٌan ailing one
كلما يشكرُ الرجاءَ عليلٌ
بعثتهُsent him علىagainst فُؤادِيmy heart الظنونُdoubts
بعثتهُ على فُؤادِي الظنونُ
Whenever an ailing one gives thanks to hope,
Whenever ailing hope gives thanks
doubts send him against my heart.
Suspicions awaken it in my heart
ياO حبيبيmy beloved ماwhatever يخفَlies hidden منof كامنpent-up الدthe… (fragment of 'the tears')
يا حبيبي ما يخفَ من كامن الد
دَمعِtears تعالىrose up وأظهرتهُand revealed it عُيونُeyes
دَمعِ تعالى وأظهرتهُ عُيونُ
O my beloved, whatever lies hidden of pent-up
Oh my love, nothing is hidden from the tears' dormancy
tears has welled up, and eyes have revealed it.
Come, and my eyes revealed it
حرَّكتهُstirred it كوامنhidden impulses الشوقِlonging حتَّىuntil
حرَّكتهُ كوامن الشوقِ حتَّى
ماnot لهfor it ذاthis وذاكَand that منهُfrom it سكونُrest
ما له ذا وذاكَ منهُ سكونُ
Longing's hidden impulses stirred it, until
It stirred the dormant longing until
neither this nor that has any rest from it.
Neither this nor that found tranquility in it
Sol 6.1