باحrevealed مجنونُMajnun عامرٍʿAmir بهواهof his love
باح مجنونُ عامرٍ بهواه
وكتمتand I concealed الهوىlove فَفُزتُand so I triumphed بوجديin my ecstasy
وكتمت الهوى فَفُزتُ بوجدي
Majnun of ʿAmir revealed his love,
The mad lover revealed his passion,
But I concealed love, and so triumphed in my ecstasy.
And I concealed my love, thus keeping my torment.
وإذاand when كانit was فيat القيامةِthe Resurrection نوديa call was made
وإذا كان في القيامةِ نودي
أينَwhere أهلُthe people of الهوىlove تقدَّمتُI stepped forward وحديon my own
أينَ أهلُ الهوى تقدَّمتُ وحدي
And when, at the Resurrection, the call goes out,
And if on Judgment Day we're called,
“Where are the people of love?” I shall step forward alone.
"Where are the lovers?" Alone I'll step forward.