وَلَم أَدخُل الحَمّامَ سَاعَةَ بَينِهِم

وَلَم أَدخُل الحَمّامَ سَاعَةَ بَينِهِم

طلابَ نَعِيمٍ قَد رَضِيتُ بِيُوسِي

طلابَ نَعِيمٍ قَد رَضِيتُ بِيُوسِي

And I did not enter the bathhouse for a while among them

I did not enter the bathhouse among them,

seeking pleasure—I was already content with my misery—

Students of comfort with whom I was content.

وَلكِن لِتَجرِي دَمعَتِي مُطمَئِنَّةً

وَلكِن لِتَجرِي دَمعَتِي مُطمَئِنَّةً

فأبكِي ولا يَدرِي بِذَاكَ جَلِيسي

فأبكِي ولا يَدرِي بِذَاكَ جَلِيسي

but so that my tear might flow undisturbed,

But so my tears could flow calmly,

so I could weep without my companion knowing it.

I weep without my companion knowing why.