قَد هَتَكَ الدَمعُ مِنهُ ما سَتَرا

قَد هَتَكَ الدَمعُ مِنهُ ما سَتَرا

وَإِن تُرِد خُبرَ حالِهِ سَتَرى

وَإِن تُرِد خُبرَ حالِهِ سَتَرى

His tears have laid bare what he had concealed.

The tears have uncovered what was once concealed

And if you seek to know his state, you will see:

And if you wish to know of his state, you will see

صَبٌّ أَسَرَّ الهَوى وَكَتَّمَهُ

صَبٌّ أَسَرَّ الهَوى وَكَتَّمَهُ

فَعِندَما فاضَ دَمعُهُ ظَهَرا

فَعِندَما فاضَ دَمعُهُ ظَهَرا

A lovesick man kept his love secret and concealed it;

Love has taken him captive and keeps him hidden

Then, when his tears overflowed, it came to light.

So when his tears overflowed, it became apparent

لا تَعجَبوا إِن جَرَت مَدامِعُهُ

لا تَعجَبوا إِن جَرَت مَدامِعُهُ

بَلِ اِعجَبوا لِلفِراقِ كَيفَ جَرى

بَلِ اِعجَبوا لِلفِراقِ كَيفَ جَرى

Do not marvel if his tears flow;

Be not surprised if his tears flow

Rather, marvel at how the parting came to pass.

Rather, be amazed that separation caused this

شامَ بُروقَ الشامِ ناظِرُهُ

شامَ بُروقَ الشامِ ناظِرُهُ

فَأَرسَلَت سُحبُ دَمعِهِ مَطَرا

فَأَرسَلَت سُحبُ دَمعِهِ مَطَرا

His eye beheld the lightning flashes of al-Sham,

Damascus's lightning flashed before his eyes

So the clouds of his tears sent down rain.

So his tear clouds sent down rain

لَمّا تَراقى مِن حَرِّ لَوعَتِهِ

لَمّا تَراقى مِن حَرِّ لَوعَتِهِ

لَهيبُ نارٍ بِقَلبِهِ اِستَعَرا

لَهيبُ نارٍ بِقَلبِهِ اِستَعَرا

When, from the heat of his anguish, there rose

When the flames of his burning anguish

The flame of a fire blazing in his heart,

Ignited a fire in his heart that blazed

تَكاتَفَ الدَمعُ في مَحاجِرِهِ

تَكاتَفَ الدَمعُ في مَحاجِرِهِ

فَإِن أَذابَتهُ نارُهُ قَطَرا

فَإِن أَذابَتهُ نارُهُ قَطَرا

Tears gathered thickly in his eye sockets;

His tears gathered in his eyelids

And if his fire melts them, they fall in drops.

And if his fire melted them, they dripped as drops