وإني لأنسى السرَّ كي لا أذيعه
فيا من رأى شيئاً يُصان بأن ينسى
Indeed, I forget a secret lest I divulge it—
so, O one who deems a thing safeguarded by being forgotten—
مخافةَ أن يجري ببالي ذكره
فينبذه قلبي إلى مقولي خَلسا
for fear that the thought of it should cross my mind,
and my heart should cast it stealthily into my speech.
فيوشك من لم ينس سرّاً وجال في
خواطره ألّا يُطيق له حَبسا
For one who has not forgotten a secret, and it roams through
his thoughts, will soon be unable to keep it confined.
Sol 5.6