كَتَمتُ الهَوى يَومَ النَوى فَتَرَفَّعت

كَتَمتُ الهَوى يَومَ النَوى فَتَرَفَّعت

بِهِ زَفَراتٌ ما بِهِنَّ خَفاءُ

بِهِ زَفَراتٌ ما بِهِنَّ خَفاءُ

I concealed my love on the day of parting, and from it burst forth

I concealed my love on the day of parting, and up rose

sighs with nothing hidden about them.

Sighs from it, with no hiding them.

يَكَدنَ يُقَطِّعنَ الحَيازيمَ كُلَّما

يَكَدنَ يُقَطِّعنَ الحَيازيمَ كُلَّما

تَمَطَّت بِهِنَّ الزَفرَةُ الصُعداءُ

تَمَطَّت بِهِنَّ الزَفرَةُ الصُعداءُ

They nearly tore the breastbones apart whenever

They nearly tear my ribs apart whenever

the deep, rising sigh stretched through them.

A deep sigh stretches out through them.