قالَت وَأَبثَثتُها سِرّي وَبُحتُ بِهِ

قالَت وَأَبثَثتُها سِرّي وَبُحتُ بِهِ

قَد كُنتَ عِندِيَ تَحتَ السَترِ فَاِستَتِرِ

قَد كُنتَ عِندِيَ تَحتَ السَترِ فَاِستَتِرِ

She said, when I had confided my secret to her and revealed it:

“You had been with me beneath the veil, so keep yourself concealed.

أَلَستَ تُبصِرُ مَن حَولي فَقُلتُ لَها

أَلَستَ تُبصِرُ مَن حَولي فَقُلتُ لَها

غَطّى هَواكِ وَما أَلقى عَلى بَصَري

غَطّى هَواكِ وَما أَلقى عَلى بَصَري

Do you not see those around me?” I said to her:

“Love for you and what I suffer have cast a veil over my sight.”