سِرِّي عن النَّاسِ سِرٌّ غيرُ مُسْتَتِرِ

وَحَتْفُ قَلْبِيَ مَجْلوبٌ عَنِ النَّظَرِ

My secret from people is an unconcealed secret,

And the anxiety of my heart is distracted from sight.

يا منْ إِذا لَحَظَتْني مِنْهُ لَحْظَتُهُ

كَانَتْ عَلى مُهْجَتي أَمْضى مِنَ القَدَرِ

O you whose glance, when it meets mine,

Is more conclusive on my passion than Destiny.

كَتَمْتُ ما بي فَنَمَّتْهُ الدُّموعُ وكمْ

حَذِرْتُ منها وما وُقِّيتُ مِنْ حَذَرِي

I concealed what was in me, so tears made it grow, and how

I took precautions against them, but was not protected from my precautions.