يَمُوتُ مَعِي سِرُّ الصَّدِيقِ وَلَحْدُهُ

ضَمِيرٌ لَهُ الْجَنْبَانِ مُكْتَنِفَانِ

The secret of my friend dies with me, as does his grave

A conscience, flanked by both of my sides

وَأُسْأَلُ يَوْمَ الْبَعْثِ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا وَعَى

سَمَاعٌ وَمَا فَاهَتْ بِهِ شَفَتَانِ

And I will be asked, on the day of resurrection, about all I was entrusted with

Hearing and all that my lips uttered

فَأُنْكِرُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ مَا فِي صَحِيفَتِي

وَأَجْحَدُهُ إِذْ يَشْهَدُ الْمَلَكَانِ

So I will deny it, from amongst what is in my scroll

And disavow him, when the two angels bear witness

وَذَنْبِي فِي ذَا الْجَحْدِ أَيْسَرُ مَحْمَلاً

مِنَ الذَّنْبِ فِي إِفْشَائِهِ بِلِسَانِي

And my sin in such denial will be a lighter burden

Than the sin of divulging it with my tongue