يحَدِّثُ عَن سِواكَ سِوايَ زَوراً

يحَدِّثُ عَن سِواكَ سِوايَ زَوراً

وَاِكتُم مِنكَ ما حُدِّثَتُ صِدقا

وَاِكتُم مِنكَ ما حُدِّثَتُ صِدقا

It is someone other than I who speaks—falsely—of someone other than you;

while I conceal from you what I was told in truth.

لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مِثلي كَتوماً

لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مِثلي كَتوماً

لِسِرِّكَ إِن رَأى الكِتمانَ حَقّا

لِسِرِّكَ إِن رَأى الكِتمانَ حَقّا

For I have found no one as close-mouthed as I

with your secret, when he deems concealment a duty.