كَتَمْتُ الْهَوَى خَوْفَ إِفْشَائِهِ

كَتَمْتُ الْهَوَى خَوْفَ إِفْشَائِهِ

فَأَلْهَبَ نَارَ الْغَضَى فِي ضُلُوعِي

فَأَلْهَبَ نَارَ الْغَضَى فِي ضُلُوعِي

I concealed my love for fear of revealing it;

I concealed my love fearing its disclosure

So it kindled a ghada-wood fire within my ribs.

So it ignited the fire of anguish in my ribs

فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ عَلَى مُهْجَتِي

فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ عَلَى مُهْجَتِي

أَذَعْتُ الْهَوَى بِلِسَانِ الدُّمُوعِ

أَذَعْتُ الْهَوَى بِلِسَانِ الدُّمُوعِ

Then, when I feared for my lifeblood,

When I feared for my innermost being

I revealed my love with the tongue of tears.

I proclaimed my love with the tongue of tears