أنتyou ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الكتابthe book أمينيmy confidant
أنت يا أيها الكتاب أميني
غيرbut أنيthat I أخافI fear حتىeven الأميناthe trustworthy one
غير أني أخاف حتى الأمينا
You, O book, are my confidant.
You, O book, are my confidant
Yet I fear even the trustworthy.
Yet I fear even the trustworthy
صنتI guarded سريmy secret فيin الحبlove عنكfrom you وعنيand from me
صنت سري في الحب عنك وعني
فاسترحناso we rested وباتand remained سريmy secret مصوناsafeguarded
فاسترحنا وبات سري مصونا
I kept my secret of love from you and from myself,
I have kept my love secret from you and me
So we rested, and my secret remained safe.
So we found peace and my secret remained protected
كلماwhenever ضاقتgrew cramped القلوبthe hearts بسرwith a secret
كلما ضاقت القلوب بسر
فجرتthey made gush forth منهfrom it فيin العيونthe eyes عيوناsprings
فجرت منه في العيون عيونا
Whenever hearts grow cramped with a secret,
Whenever hearts are burdened by a secret
They make springs gush from it in the eyes.
Eyes overflow with more eyes
وصدورand the bosoms الأوراقthe pages أهونeasier كشفاًto uncover
وصدور الأوراق أهون كشفاً
لمريدfor one wishing أنto يستبينdiscern clearly شؤوناmatters
لمريد أن يستبين شؤونا
And the bosoms of pages are easier to lay bare
And the chests of papers are easier to reveal
For one who wishes to discern matters.
For one who wants to examine affairs
ليسthere is no فيin دولةrealm المحاسنcharms قلبa heart
ليس في دولة المحاسن قلب
عالمknowing بيof me إلاexcept that يظنit suspects الظنوناsuspicions
عالم بي إلا يظن الظنونا
There is no heart in the realm of beauty
In the kingdom of beauties, there is no heart
That knows me without harboring suspicions.
That knows me except to assume assumptions
ومحالand impossible فيin سنةthe law الدهرtime أنto يمfirst part of 'prevent'
ومحال في سنة الدهر أن يم
نعremainder of 'prevent' أمراًa thing قدalready كانhas been منfrom أنto يكوناbe
نع أمراً قد كان من أن يكونا
And by the law of time, it is impossible to pre-
And it is impossible in the era of time that a matter
vent a thing that has already been from being.
That has happened be prevented from happening
ربmany a سرsecret أودعتهI entrusted it فيin قلوبhearts
رب سر أودعته في قلوب
كزجاجlike the glass الأقداحthe goblets منهاfrom them استبيناwas clearly discerned
كزجاج الأقداح منها استبينا
Many a secret that I entrusted to hearts
Many a secret I have entrusted in hearts
Like the glass of goblets was plainly discerned through them.
Like glass cups from which things are seen
قدalready طويتI folded up الكتابthe book عنaway from أعينeyes الخلfirst part of 'the people'
قد طويت الكتاب عن أعين الخل
قremainder of 'the people' وأبقيتand I kept ليfor me أناI myself المضموناthe contents
ق وأبقيت لي أنا المضمونا
I have closed the book away from the eyes of peo-
I have folded the book from the eyes of people
ple, and kept its contents for myself alone.
And kept for myself what is guaranteed
Sol 6.1