لَأَبيحَنَّ حُرمَةَ الكِتمانِ

راحَةُ المُستَهامِ في الإِعلانِ

I will surely reveal the sanctity of secrecy

I shall surely profane the sanctity of secrecy,

The relief of the inquisitive in disclosure

For the lover's repose is found in confession.

قَد تَصَبَّرتُ بِالسُكوتِ وَبِالإِط

راقِ جَهدي فَنَمَّتِ العَينانِ

I have been patient with silence and withdrawal

I feigned patience in silence, keeping my head bowed

My efforts have made my eyes grow

Striving my utmost, yet my eyes betrayed the truth.

تَرَكَتني الوُشاةُ نُصبَ المُشيري

نَ وَأُحدوثَةً بِكُلِّ مَكانِ

The slanderers left me the topic of every advisor

The slanderers have made me a spectacle for pointing fingers,

And innovations in every place

And a cautionary tale recited in every place.

ما أَرى خالِيَينِ لِلسِرِّ إِلّا

قُلتُ ما يَخلُوانِ إِلّا لِشاني

I do not see emptiers of the secret except

I never see two souls secluded for a secret,

I said they do not empty except for my affair

But that I say: They meet only to speak of my affair.